In theory, it's all about the fiber – knitting, crocheting, sewing, and spinning – but really, it's all about my life.
This is really a quick and easy knit. I finished it up last night while watching Scrubs and House. And I just love the little eyelet detail on the back. I’m trying to decide if I want to make them all different, and if so, what they should all be. The actual color of the [...]
Not of my fabulous spinning skillz (heh) – but of my new niddy-noddy that my darling hubby made for me last night. See? Isn’t it gorgeous? It’s a one-yard size – he already has plans to make me a 1-1/2 yard one and a 2-yard one. =) There are a couple of tweaks that we [...]
Wow, this wheel thing could be seriously addictive. I think I’m starting to get the hang of it, although I am definitely still having some overspinning issues (as you will see). I spun this last night. It’s the big thing of roving that came with my drop spindle kit, so I even separated and teased [...]
At noon today, my UPS man brought me these:I opened them to find this:And an hour later:Now to read the “how-to” paperwork and get started playing!!!! Big thanks to zolzer for the sale. I know I will be picking up some of her awesome roving at some point – it’s gorgeous!
Well, I finally did it! I finally used the drop spindle kit that Kris gave me for my birthday (yes, way back in September. I’m lame.). You want proof? Here is is! That was the 6 oz. “start with me” bundle of merino roving that Adrian sent with the kit. Some of it is a [...]
So, the bad stuff first. As of yesterday morning, my Jaywalker socks looked like this———–> I was happy, they were going well, and I had made some significant progress. I decided to try them on to see how they looked. And that would be when I discovered a small problem. As in, they were too [...]
Wow – I had no idea so many people were interested in the socks on 2 circs method. I learned the basic concept of using 2 circs from (not shockingly) Socks Soar on 2 Circular Needles by Cat Bordhi. I figured out the 2-at-once part from the Straight-Laced Socks pattern from knitty.com. When adapting this [...]
… to the crochet side. OK, so I’ve actually known how to crochet for a few years, but I haven’t done it in quite some time. Then I picked up the new Stitch ‘n Bitch Crochet book, and I really liked some of the designs, so I decided to pick up the hooks again. This [...]
I needed to do something after finishing Hillary’s scarf on Friday, and my order from Little Knits arrived, so I decided to go with that. I had gotten 2 balls of Noro Blossom in the red/fuschia mix, and hadn’t decided what to do with it yet. I was flipping through some patterns that I had [...]
I finished the Wyvern Socks this morning, and I’ve been wearing them all day. They are wonderfully comfy, and I can’t wait to make another pair of socks out of the other 2 hanks of Koigu. So yummy! This is also the fastest pair of socks I’ve ever made – 11 days, interspersed with Rick’s [...]
