I didn’t buy any yarn at Rhinebeck
Seriously. None. That’s not to say no shopping was done. As you may suspect, I bought plenty. But I only bought what I set out to buy, with the cash we’d set aside for the occasion, and that’s saying something …
Finally with the promised spinning content, modest though it may be
“Hey, Cari!” you might say, if you were so inclined to shout at your screen. “You mentioned something about starting to spin again days and days and days ago, and then…nothing, What gives?” Well, Thumper has only allowed me three …
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It’s a small world
And I’m not talking about Disney. A year and a few days ago I found out I was pregnant. I look back now at photos of me from back then–and it wasn’t very long ago at all, a year–and they …
Caving to the fibery temptation
I don’t do knitalongs. I just don’t. Joining a knitalong is a guaranteed way to make me lose interest in a project. Any -along has this effect. And yet… You are well aware of this by now, yes? I kept …
I went with the zipper
Pattern: AccordionYarn: Mission Falls 1824 WoolBaby: Extra-delicious, three-and-a-half-month-old, 17-pound variety
A question of closure…
Thumper’s Accordion jacket is nearly done. All it needs is some way to close it around his chubby little bod. The pattern calls for a zipper. This is the third time I’ve knit this sweater (the first two as gifts …
quick note…knitblog surfing while nursing…
Have you seen Bonne Marie’s new pattern? I’m SO going to knit that. I’ve got at least three options for it in the stash, too…
More knitty gifts!
Good news! The baby won’t freeze this winter! Our cousin Sarah (Billy’s cousin, technically, but I love her too and so she is my cousin by marriage and yarn) knit this beautiful sweater for Thumper using Dale Baby Ull and …