The video is officially done and up on the youtube. If you like it and have a moment, hop on over to the video page and leave Nat a nice comment.This was filmed with a Canon 60D and a 50mm f1.4 lens....
The winner is kiwipurler who left the 6th comment on the Manos post. Congrats! Ill be sending you your yarn shortly.Thanks to everyone who shared their birthday memories. I really enjoyed reading all...
Hey everyone! Ill be drawing a winner for the skein of Manos shortly and posting about it tomorrow. So if youd like to join in on the fun, check out the Manos post.In other news, its been a few month...
I had posted up something about The Music Video earlier today, but took it down because, quite honestly, Im not feeling super confident about it. Ive spent a lot of time and effort on it, but it just...
Today is indeed my birthday. So far Ive had lunch with one of my closest friends. And Ill be going to knit night in a little bit. Its been a quiet, but lovely day. But Ive decided to make it a bit of...
Another busy weekend has past. In between work and designing, Ive been adding to my web presence. Im happy to announce that Ive got my patterns up at Craftsy now. A friend suggested that I join ...
After finishing the Coastal Cardi, I realized I didnt have a good relaxing knit to work on anymore. Everything I have on the needles requires thinking. So I cast on a pair of Tardis socks. Ive made t...
Its done! Ive finished the Rocky Coast Cardigan from Coastal Knits. It really is beautiful.It was fun to knit and I love the color. The yarn is Malabrigo Worsted in Bobby Blue.A bunch of people have ...
I realized that I havent really talked about my knitting in awhile. Probably because I hadnt much to show. But as usual, I have a bunch of things that all were finished around the same time. I also h...
Ive been watching lots of videos as I continue to work on editing The Music Video. This video in particular I find inspiring. Its a timelapse of various locations in Yosemite and it is just beautiful...
My birthday is coming up and I was informed by my knitting group that I am not suppose to buy any knitting related items until then. I agreed without hesitation. I have a few projects going on and ha...
I dont know about the rest of you knitters and crocheters out there, but I have the worst time with keeping my swatches in order. They just kind of end up... everywhere. But I have devised an excelle...
This past weekend I went up to Davis to visit friends and film The Music Video. The first night Jackie and I went over the music video storyboard, then headed over to a house show. Every band was awe...
Along with all the other projects Ive been working on, Ive been seriously considering getting a dip pen and trying my hand at letter writing. After looking at old family photographs, I realized how b...
Does anyone else do many, many things and then feel like they have done absolutely nothing. I seem to be in a constant time warp where I may have done an impossible number of things, but feel like I ...
I was reading a bunch of blogs where the bloggers talked about how they have made so many friends while blogging. I started wondering where my blog friends where when it hit me: I am a big fat idiot....
On my return trip home, Mum and I stopped by Ashland to visit a buddy of mine. I had knit Aja a little something. When I bought Lornas Laces Zombie BBQ, I knew it had to go to Aja. No question about ...
Whenever I go up to visit my grandparents, I usually try to also visit Jacksonville as well. One of my favorite cemeteries is there, a bunch of the walls around the town have old painted adverti...
Whew! Ive been gone for a whole week from this blog. But I assure you it was for the best reason. Remember the cardigan I made for my Oma? Well, instead of mailing it, I decided that I would travel u...
Apparently Im a bit knitting repressed. I usually only have 3 wips (works in progress) going on at a time. Well, last night while watching From Prada to Nada and drinking a beer I felt the need to ca...
2011 was a year of new life direction and foundation building. I think that 2012 will be the year of building on the foundation of all the work I did in 2011.Yesterday I did my knitting recap, today ...
Id been wondering if it was in good taste to have a recap, but then I decided that this is for me. I have a hard time remembering what Ive been up to, so seeing it all in one place makes me feel like...
My buddy over at Fernknits is releasing two pattern in the not too distant future. And to celebrate she is offering a quick contest where you can win one of her patterns. So go check it out! You have...
This year my blogoversary crept up on me. Ive now been posting to this blog for two years! And to help celebrate this milestone, all my patterns will be 50% until the end of today, the 29th (PST...
Im going to tell you all a little secret about California. In the movies you always see people out on the beach in summer. But the best time to go is actually in the winter. Unless a storm is ac...
Christmas went well. We usually have a Christmas Eve dinner and go to a movie on Christmas. (This year we saw Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.) There isnt much done in the way of present or a tree...
For the last two evenings Ive gone up to Turtle Rock in the Santa Cruz mountains. Turtle rock is an Ohlone sacred site and it is said that when the sun set through the notched rock and hit the t...
Moments ago I published a rather whiney blog post about feeling a little burnt out on knitting. After laying on my bed for a few minutes moping, I realized that it is pretty cool that there are peopl...
A few days ago I boasted that I wasnt doing any Christmas knitting. None. Well, Im going to have to admit to you all that I am a Christmas liar. It wasnt suppose to happen this way. I really wasnt go...
In addition to my "knit before Christmas" knitting projects, I had a few "spin before Christmas" spinning projects. I didnt want to show them off until they were delivered because the...
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