Posted in Knitting, Finished Objects, Essentials on Dec 1st, 2008 No Comments »
It was a quiet weekend. We had family over on Thursday for turkey, but the rest of the weekend we laid low. I love my alone time and after working in the den of humanity that is the pediatricians’ office, I don’t want to see one more person when I leave. ever. really.
Years ago, there […]
Posted in Knitting, Finished Objects, Books on Nov 23rd, 2008 2 Comments »
What I wanted was a headband. So I graphed out some llamas and grabbed some Cascade 220 and knit away. I lined my work with coordinating Tahki Cotton Classic. The only problem is that the piece measures 4.74″ top to bottom. The Nagano headband measures 3″ top to bottom. The extra height transformed my headband […]
Posted in Knitting, Finished Objects, Stash Acquisition, Essentials, Socks, spinning on Oct 21st, 2008 2 Comments »
Rhinebeck happened. I did my part to make sure the ecomony gets a little bit of a jolt. It was a beautiful Saturday; I was there with my famiy. My best knitting buddy Lois and her husband Evan came in from Wisconsin, timing their visit wisely to coincide with Wool and Sheep. Our loved ones […]
Posted in Knitting, Finished Objects, Crocheting, Everything Else, Fountain Pens on Sep 28th, 2008 3 Comments »
I’m not sure where all the days are going…
Chappy’s done and I’ll be writing up the pattern shortly.
Crocheting this pattern by M.K. Carroll a couple of times filled one afternoon.
We went to the NY/NJ Pen show and came home with bits to rehab a few old pens. I also fell in love with this from Frank Tedesco.
This pen […]
Posted in Knitting, Finished Objects, Stash Acquisition, Everything Else, Socks, Summer of Socks, Fountain Pens on Aug 26th, 2008 2 Comments »
August brings with it school physicals and things at the doctors’ office are hopping. This makes it pretty close to impossible to take a vacation, still, I managed to grab some fun here and there.
M and I went to NYC to help Jessica move. She’d finished her stint in publishing and was ready to be […]
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