I started a cabled sweater for Paul in early 2007. I never got past a third of the first sleeve. Doubts about the sleeve shaping (it looked a bit bat wing-like) and the start of the warmer weather and it’s-a-new-season-and-look-at-all-those-fun-new-projects were just too much for me. Flash forward three and a half years later and […]
Is It Fall Yet?
Just like clockwork, July hits and all I can think about is fall knitting. I stalk the magazine sites for previews, visit my LYS frequently, pull out old issues of IK and designers’ books – anything to get my fix of the season to come. I didn’t make a sweater for last year’s Rhinebeck so […]
Goodbye more sock yarn!
IMPORTANT Housekeeping Note I plan to switch from Movable Type to WordPress in the next month or two. Once I do that my old feed won’t work any more. I’ve setup a feedburner feed that will transfer when I make the move. You can point your RSS reader to the blog right now (the feed […]
Review: Mini Chili Chocolate Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting
I made cupcakes this morning. If you live in the northeast I’m sure you’re thinking “it’s going to be in the 90s today and super humid – what is she doing making cupcakes?” but I finished them by 9 and the kitchen isn’t even warm any more. I made chocolate chili cupcakes this winter so […]
Somedays I feel pretty smart. Today is not one of those days.
Earlier in the week I wrote about a skirt that I was head over heels obsessed with knitting and wearing. Several of us had conversations about it on flickr, Kristy and I talked about it over email, and by end of day Monday I ordered a purple and red version. I finally picked up the […]
Big plans for tiny yarn
I’m working away on several WIPs at the moment. For the previous few months I’ve only worked on one WIP at a time. I was worried that adding more projects to the mix would mean I’d never finish any of them and I’m so tired of knit knit knit and never having anything to show […]