Let’s just call it “Yarn
Let’s just call it “Yarn Binge with Peonies,” shall we? I went a bit nuts at ThreadBear. This pile will become my suki and a sweater. Which colors for which? You’ll just have to wait till Suki Sunday to find …
Month: May 2003
I GOT A LETTER FROM
I GOT A LETTER FROM MY BROTHER IN IRAQ!!!! My mom and his fiancee had both received some letters, but this is the first one that’s reached me. He wrote it 5/8 and I got it yesterday. Which was really …
We’re having some trouble motivating
We’re having some trouble motivating around here today. I have a ton of work to do–two deadlines coming up fast–but I just want to lounge around and knit. The real danger of being a freelancer is the Siren call of …
Warm and cozy socks just
Warm and cozy socks just in time for..oh…erm…well, flip flop season… Actually, with the weather we’ve been having, I may get quite a few more opportunities to wear these before I can officially transition into all flip flops all the …
My mom got an email
My mom got an email today from my baby brother, still in Iraq with his Marine reserve unit. Sounds like morale is good, though of course he wants to come home soon. It was so good to have word from …
Turned the heel, did that
Turned the heel, did that weird acrobatic cross-needle thing (that seems like it shouldn’t work but does) to pick up stitches, turn the beast sideways and set up for the gusset, and now I’m in the home stretch of sassy …
Matt and Rob at Threadbear
Matt and Rob at Threadbear Fiber Arts are my new favorite fiber source. I’m good with color in person, but don’t trust monitors (even my mighty Mac) and online pics of skeins to make color combination decisions, and you can’t …
Here’s the first sleeve of
Here’s the first sleeve of my mom’s 3/4 sleeve pullover. At the rate it’s progressing, it might morph into a gift for her birthday in Sept. The picture doesn’t look so great–black yarn makes for less than exciting images, I …
Sassy Single Sock Seeks Mate
Sassy Single Sock Seeks Mate Single non-smoking Lorna’s Laces Sassy Stripes sock seeks same for sunny days spent in clunky black shoes and cozy nights snuggled together in the sock drawer. Weekend trips to the Spin Cycle Spa. Matching pattern …
Very exciting day tomorrow. It’s
Very exciting day tomorrow. It’s going to be (the first annual?) Andrea and Cari’s Woolly Adventure: A Fiberfest. My friend Andrea is the Typhoid Mary of Knitting–she’s spread the habit to at least three people I know of, including me. …