I just made it through a hellish week of work overload, and though there is still some work to be done, I am taking today off, thank you very much. Big day planned. Gonna finish that Koigu sock. Gonna cast …
You hear that sound? The sound of a straight aluminum needle slipping from a beginner’s hand, hitting the floor, and rolling away? Yup. I taught someone to knit tonight. Well, started to teach him. Yes, I said him. A guy …
Rachael was right, man. This stuff is like crack. I don’t know if it truly knits up fast, or if it just seems that way because I can’t bring myself to put it down. Here’s the progress so far on …
I finished Billy’s second sock tonight. He was so happy with them, he did a happy feet dance. He said, “Wow! These are the most comfortable socks I’ve ever worn!” That’s a direct quote, folks. And that means the man …
Some of you have expressed interest in the soundtrack I made for the main character of the novel I’m writing. Basically, it’s the songs she would be listening to, the songs that are in her head as she moves through …
It’s a capelet! Or, that is, it will be. Here’s the capelet-in-progress. I took it off the needles to get a sense of how much farther I need to go. I haven’t had much knitting time lately, but maybe I’ll …
Sitting here writing, listening to my main character’s soundtrack. Listened to “Good Woman” by Cat Power three times in a row. If you have access to the song, do listen to it. Really. If you don’t already know it, it’s …
I finally had it out with my brother’s sweater today. I was determined to finish it, and it wanted no part of that. Things got ugly. It jumped me. We wrestled around a bit. I gave it a good talking …
I’ve been really good about my yarn diet. I mean really good. I said there was a yarn ban in effect, and there was. No new yarn until I work through a good portion of the huge stash, since we’re …