crafting, dogs, coffee
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 […]
I finished one of the Moc-A-Socs. The shoe part is done in Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino–colorway: tan. The cashmerino line is always a very nice yarn to work with no matter the weight. This is the first time I’ve used the sport weight but I’ve used the dk and the aran before. Although I wouldn’t […]
It’s the last day of spring break which never lasts long enough. I got a lot of knitting done but not as much as I would have liked (but what knitter ever gets as much done as she/he really wants). I purchased the yarn for the Voyager Lace Stole and began it. Those who are […]
Dear Texas Civil Engineers, I apologize for every dirty, nasty comment that I ever made regarding the seemingly unending construction zones. After 4 years of undeserved hateful thoughts, I realize now that you had the knitter’s best interest at heart. You wanted us to have better, smoother roads, and indeed, they are far more silk-like […]
I finished my swatch and steam blocked, or “killed”, it last night. Had to be very careful with the heat because nylon and acrylic have such low melting points. Before: I washed, salad-spun, and pinned it out onto a really old 100% cotton dishcloth that I didn’t care about in case the swatch did indeed […]
In the ongoing battle between stairs and me, there has been another skirmish. Gentle Readers, do not worry, I did not need hospital treatment (this time). Last night, Meizlish and I were carrying dinner up the stairs when I tripped and fell upthe stairs. I scraped and wrenched my knee, elbow, and left wrist. The […]
I am still on track for my one-gift-a-month goal which must mean that I finished Branching Out. Bed-Time Bear was kind enough to lend his modeling services: But here is a close-up of the actual stitch work: I used KnitPicks Shadow in the Grape Jelly colorway. I cast-on using the lace cast-on because I like […]
I’m moving my knitting related blogging away from Livejournal to here. I will still keep that blog up and running to that I may keep in touch with my old college buddies, but as only a couple were at all interested in the fiber arts I decided to go ahead and create a dedicated knitting […]
Matt is my hero. For Valentine’s Day, I got a dozen roses and this- a ball winder! , no more hour long, tangly, tedious wool winding sessions =:>) Now, I can neatly wind a ball of yarn in just a couple of minutes. So I have been. Lots of it. Nothing takes the edge of […]
The day started off pretty good. The kids are doing a practice run-through of the TAKS tests this week. Because I don’t work for Dallas ISD, I’m not supposed to have anything to do with the tests, so I got to sit around and wait for either the kids to get finished or things to […]