crafting, dogs, coffee
Since my super self-empowering declaration of my crafty identity, I have done nothing but knit. My fickle heart has turned from sewing and cross-stitch to knitting. I want to knit everything. I want to try new things. To soothe the urge, I cracked open a kit that I bought a couple of years ago. It’s […]
All over the blogosphere–specifically the crafting blogosphere–are posts about how knitters turn on the TV as background noise while they knit or to make row after row of fingering weight stockinette more bearable. My mother would always turn on Victor/Victoria while working on a long sewing project. Or they knit while their spouse watches football […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]