Category Archives: Knitting
It’s done
I feel a little like a hit man. I finally pulled the trigger and frogged a stole that I started last March, It had the potential to be gorgeous, but alas, it was accursed. I’m sad to see it go, … Continue reading
It’s Finishing Friday.
I’ve actually finished something, too! I started these socks for the Ravelympics, but I got sidetracked and they got stuffed in a bag and hung on a doorknob. I got them back out in November, intent on putting them in … Continue reading
I am a bad yarn mom
Yesterday I decided to clean my office. I can manage to keep most of the house moderately respectable, but it is usually the office that gets all the overflow when people are coming over, and it’s the place where most … Continue reading
Pattern: "Nora", a child’s winter headband
This is a simple headband with a 3-st seed stitch border on each side, then a cable up the middle. It’s super easy once you get the rhythm of it. It’s really only wide enough to cover a child’s ears … Continue reading
A new FO
I have no fancy name for this, but I made a headband for my daughter. It’s way too cold for it today, though. It is currently -16 degrees outside– that’s not windchill, that’s the actual temp! But on the winter … Continue reading
Busy busy busy!
I’ve been actually getting some stuff done lately. I’m as amazed as anyone, really. Since there’s a lot of stuff to share, I’ll get right to it. First, on December 30, I decided to turn an old t-shirt into yarn. … Continue reading
Woot!
I made bread yesterday that does not suck. That would not normally warrant a “woot!” like this post’s title, but you might have read in the last weeks of my slump. I’ve had breads fail at an astonishing rate (nearing … Continue reading
Slump
I’ve attempted to bake bread about 4 times this month, and it has gone poorly each time, for different reasons. I used to be good at it. I’ve tried two different yeast recipes (one is my old standby) and banana … Continue reading
Mah new two-day hat
Winter has arrived here in Illinois. I have very short hair, so my poor ears are just out there in the elements, at the mercy of the cold prairie wind. I try to walk outside some every day, regardless of … Continue reading
Update on Blogstalking #3
It has been brought to my attention that I omitted my first true finished knitted object. I cannot believe that I forgot it, but my mother was there to remember for me: My first true knitting project was a beer … Continue reading