In theory, it's all about the fiber – knitting, crocheting, sewing, and spinning – but really, it's all about my life.
So, I’m a bit behind on posting these. The fabulous Ali organized a Knitty Valentines Day swap (which of course degenerated into lots of jokes about giving people VD…), and my package from the lovely thistlerain arrived on the best day possible – Feb. 15th, while we were dealing with no power, no internet, moving [...]
So, yeah. If anyone was wondering why I missed last week’s Yarn Pr0n Friday, blame Comcast. well, Comcast and the ice storm that hit the Baltimore-DC area last Tuesday. See, Tuesday night (the 13th), the storm hit. At 11 Wednesday morning, I was chatting online with my hubby and my friend Kaz when the cable [...]
I found this over on Kit’s blog, so I thought I’d give it a shot. (And don’t panic – it’s a tagless meme. I’m not forcing Turtlegirl to whip out Mimi. ) Directions:If your life was a movie, what would the soundtrack be? 1. Open your mp3 library2. Put it on shuffle.3. Press Play.4. For [...]
By the rules in this article from Knitty, this qulifies as Souvenir Yarn because I bought it at Great Yarns in Raleigh last weekend with Mtwelovett, but I do actually have plans for it. My very first Malabrigo! Yes, I know – it sounds crazy, but I’ve honestly not owned any before now. It’s lovely [...]
Yes, I joined the Fair Isle February knitalong. I am planning to make the KnitPicks Palette Fair Isle Cardigan, but I decided to dip my toes in with a slightly more portable project first – Kris’s We Call Them Pirates hat. Yes, the one I promised him ages ago. I started it Saturday night while [...]
The second colorway of the Fleece Artist Merino Sock that we featured last week: “Cosmic Dawn”, chosen by Kris for socks for him. (What can I say? He likes funky socks. Yay!) Full skein: Pr0nny closeups: And my other purchase from Little Knits, some Tilli Tomas Silk Chenille in “Ruby Wine”. This is going to [...]
