I admit that I am not one of those cool people who walks around in cool clothing but no coat to bulk up their figure, no wallet to make their pockets bulge, and no bags to throw their profile off bal...
I think sporting a fish at the Sheep and Wool Festival is becoming a bit of a thing for me... at least, last weekend makes the third one in a row that I have attended. Heres the little guy, made with...
I love this time of year, especially when spending much of my time in long hallways and dark, little rooms. Sights like this one make me very grateful to the people who put the thought into landscapi...
See the light green border on this lapghan? It was crocheted by yours truly!The lady wearing it had quite a blast telling me about her crochet days.And I felt so much better after putting a border on...
Yes, Easter was yesterday, but theres another Bunny thats been haunting my knitting. Its Carol of Black Bunny Fibers! Here are my Aquaphobia Socks: The name of the pattern refers to an aversion to p...
Its good to be back. Since starting at Loop, finding time to take photographs in the already scant daylight hours of winter has been rather difficult. But the dearie and I have off from work today, ...
The results are in, and we have a winner! Yarndude gave the closest answer by selecting numbers 5 and 6; the actual stripes I added in are numbers 3 and 4. Im fiendishly delighted that nobody could ...
The vest that helped me usher in the new year is completed! When my friend Aaron sent me his purple handspun yarn, I was immediately smitten with its beauty and knew it deserved special treatment. I ...
The steeks have turned out great on the Alberta vest, and I even picked up the neck stitches fairly well the second time around. But now that Im knitting down the bottom ribbing, Im facing a slight ...
Prepare yourself for a very poorly written stream of thought. I may be dating myself, but I grew up with wonderful life role models on television. It was the heyday of Sesame Street, Mister Rogers, ...
Happy New Year! I had an amazing weekend with lots to think about and great company. Im so glad to be with a person who feels as happy as I to park early for the fireworks, find a coffee shop, and k...
My beginning is my end Now I can show you two of the gifts I finished: I love the velcro quality of brick walls that enable quick photographs of wooly yarns. This is "A Seriously Simple Shawl&q...
Ive been knitting furiously (minus the angst) since you last heard from me, as well as running to a few choir concerts. Due to the holiday knitting pact of secrecy, I have little to show for my work...
Heres what Ive got so far. Im still working on one more, and I plan to redo the i-cord on a couple of them, but theyre mostly done. Each person in the family picked out the colors and a couple peop...
Im currently working on number five of five Christmas stockings; I expect to finish before December even hits! Bam! For once, Im on point for my holiday knitting. (Oh, and three presents are DONE!...
Um, Rhinebeck? Wasnt that, like, a month ago? Yes. And do you know how many times Ive started a post, only to get pulled away to do other things?So heres my compromise: I can at least grace you wit...
Happy Halloween! (I know I still owe a Rhinebeck report. This is not it.) When I was a wee laddie, my family generally shunned Halloween. I still have a residual dislike for gory and scary costumes...
I finished HizVest just in time to wear at Rhinebeck (report to follow soon). Since I like to do the pictures, Ill just focus on the vest here. Having knit a favorite pair of socks in Blue Moons col...
The boyfriend and I (yes, I said it) took a trip to the charming town of Bethlehem, PA for a day at this years Celtic festival. Heres a little photo tour of some of the things we saw. As if kilts, ...
Yes, I’ve been sucked into the fad that is known as the Beekeeper’s Quilt. I’m working on it with Someone Special (insert barfy-mushy sighs here), and we’ve decided to make our little hexagons in a ...
So, um, I was looking at the tags cloud for my blog, and it appears to be rather overshadowed by a particular name. I feel like a creepy stalker, but Im really not! So I shall not mention it here....
Presenting the Westknits mystery shawl knitalong, "Earth and Sky" For the uninitiated, a mystery knitalong involves a series of "clues" in which progressive sections of the patter...
Photo shoot, that is! I finally finished my Java socks. I started them in February. Sad, I know. But now its a happy thing! Hopefully you dont mind a picture-laden, verbally-frugal post... As yo...
A ravenous fish was sighted out of water in Philadelphia last week. Throngs of visitors at the Liberty Bell were surprisingly oblivious to the vicious attacks on a few somewhat innocent tourists. It ...
This past weekend, I slipped down to the beach with someone special, and we got some spinning time in. Thankfully, the air there was significantly cooler than in my area. While we were spinning yarn...
Im currently trying out a couple color combo options in preparation for the Westknits Shawl KAL. Heres one, sans the "frame" color. Of course, it will probably be my darling grey. Yeah. ...
Alternate reading-challenged option for this blog post: Im still alive and spinning. Enjoy the pictures in the bliss of ignorance. The long version: Though Ive been quiet online, Ive been quite busy...
*Another lunch break post* Tour de Fleece is on, and Im using it to brush up on my spindle skills! If you dont know what TdF is, let me enlighten you. The classic bicycle race is running during most...
I know Im rather delinquent in my blogging, but I have excuses. And besides, if your blog reading has been anything like mine, its nice to have a break to catch up on other posts. My biggest excuse i...
I entered the Men’s Spring Knitting Retreat feeling overwhelmed--partly because I was still pumping with the adrenaline of the Westknits workshop the night before, but also because I was finally atte...
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