Crafting, Parenting, Photography
Behold! I have started Matt’s socks. Hmm, kinda looks a little like a brown, wooly bra? But what is this? No DPNs? That is correct. I am attempting to magic loop socks. Not that I’ve ever magic looped socks before. And I think I may have jumped into the deep end of the pool without […]
First of all–if any of my lovely readers have noticed the strange goings-on here at the blog over the past two day–things like posts appearing and disappearing–I apologize. If you haven’t noticed, then why aren’t you spending every waking moment at my blog? I have been trying out new offline blog writers. Zoundry Raven was […]
Instead of a swift, I usually have Matt my husband or the other Matt hold my yarn. But today, my husband was using his hands to play video games, so I had to improvise. Here’s the swift in action- It doesn’t spin, so I have to hold the yarn above Bedtime Bear’s head […]
Finished the Simon Tam. Had to knit it sneaky like, on my planning period. I had no papers to grade and no lessons to plan, so what else was I to do? Looks purty darn good too. This is the hat still blocked over a dinner plate. Once I got the hang of the […]
This week was a bit of a trial. Wednesday–I found out that if I want to continue my position next year, I have to do so with a 22% pay cut. Thursday–Due to the storms that ravaged North Texas, the school that I teach at had no power, but the district decided that we’d still […]
Went to the DFW Fiber Fest this weekend. Lots and lots of eye candy there. Bought myself some purty new stitch markers and a new pattern that will most likely end up as my sister’s Christmas present. I didn’t buy any new yarn though. Hardcore stashers are now clutching their chests and reeling, I know, […]
I finished the Moc-A-Socs. They are so cute that I think I may need insulin. Time to drop them in the mail. Although I am very excited about giving my very first handmade baby gift to my cousins, it’s always a little hard to send something you’ve made away. At least at Christmas gatherings I […]