January 2012
3 posts
Almost There →
Here is Catkin, 2 rows shy of casting off. I have no idea how big the thing is, it’s jammed so tightly on the needles. I guess we’ll see. *girds self* Filed under: Knitting
How to Beat Your Friends at Words With Friends... →
Hey all you Words With Friends addicts out there! I’ve been asked in a few of my games how I score so many points, so I thought for my first post of the New Year I would share some of … Continue…
Lion-O →
I should note that I did not have enough of the orange (my color B) to finish and ended up getting a second skein of it. I was literally 9 rows short. It might have been enough if I didn’t…
2011: My Knitting Year (As Is Tradition) →
[ravelry] What a productive year 2011 was! So many hats! I did quite a lot of sewing, too, evidently. Next year I hope to make several pairs of socks, to replace the 3 pairs I have lost so far this ……
December 2011
14 posts
Ganomy the Third →
Happy Holidays! →
It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks around here. I’ve been knitting and baking and generally making merry, which culminated today for our winter festival of choice, Christmas. It’s been a pretty…
Little itty bitty Santa →
Xmas Pudding →
Feeling a little “meh” about this one. Maybe I should’ve waited until I’d had a full night’s sleep before trying to assemble the berries and leaves; they are kind of wonky. Ah well.
Big Foot Slippers →
Slippers for Rachel →
Ganomy the Second →
Another fucking hat for my mom. The first one shrank in the wash. GAAAAHHH!
Mild Veggie Curry →
A couple of evenings ago, I walked into the kitchen at 6:30 without a single idea for what to make for dinner. All the meat was frozen, I was tired from my long day of kid wrangling, and the sink …
Leatherhead →
It’s done, and about damn time, too. This hat would’ve been done a lot sooner if I didn’t have to knit it so many times. I hope my mom likes it. Here’s how I did it: Earflaps (make 2) Cast … …
This Damn Hat is Cursed →
So, the hell that is Christmas gift knitting continues as I try, unsuccessfully, to mash two popular knitting patterns together. The idea is to take the bottom of Thorpe and hook it on to the…
Unoriginal Thorpe →
I am combining the bottom of Thorpe with the YarnHarlot’s Unoriginal Hat. Hopefully I have enough yarn to do this. —12/11— 2 reknits later, I have plenty of yarn, but the cabled…
GAH →
Bad knitting mojo stinks. I’ve cast on, almost finished, and frogged the same hat five times, and then, for a change of pace, I knit almost the entire outer sole of a felted clog on the wrong size…
Hat for Grandma Uma →
November 2011
3 posts
Ranty Monday is Ranty →
Okay, I admit that I support the Occupy Wall Street movement and would definitely like to see more economic equality in this country, but this petition which was just emailed to me from Change.org…
Park Day Socks →
I need small mindless project to bring with me places. I thought about doing another triangular sock yarn scarf (baktus, anyone?), but then I remembered I am already working on right now, and is the…
These Clogs Are Made For Writing →
1. I made some slippers! Felted Clogs to be precise. [ravelry] I love this pattern and I’ve already committed myself to making two more pairs. One pair for the Mister and I think my sis might like a…
October 2011
7 posts
Happy Snolloween! →
The boys spent the afternoon carving Snolloween pumpkins and singing Christmas carols with their father. Appropriate given the 14 inches of snow out there. Filed under: holiday cheer, Weather
Snolloween Slippers →
Toemaggeddon 2011, briefly. →
Last week, after waffling back and forth for a while, I finally decided I would to go to Rhinebeck on Sunday after all. I had already been planning on a Saturday trip to Ikea, so it would’ve worked…
So Many Plans →
Yesterday I cleaned the house. Really cleaned it, for the first time in a good long while, thanks to that dreaded fatigue I’ve been struggling with. I put stuff away, I pulled out appliances and…
Drive By Link →
Hey, I was going to come and do an update post, but since I don’t really have anything to update y’all about, I’m just going to leave this here instead. Have a fantastic weekend, everyone! I might…
1 tag
September 2011
7 posts
OMG You Guys! →
My sister reached her fund-raising goal in just two days! Thank you so much to everyone who Chipped In a couple of bucks for her and to everyone who shared the link around and spread the news. You…
She Was Robbed →
Apologies in advance if you have heard this story already because you follow me on G+ or are a friend on Facebook. Yesterday my sister arrived home from work to find her apartment had been broken…
Lion-O →
DW Socks →
In Which I Plan How to Utilize Good Results of... →
I finished up My sister’s shawl while we were on vacation in Martha’s Vineyard.
(We had a positively lovely time, by the way. The Mister took the boys fishing
and we drove all around the…
Slow Going →
Well, I’ve been working on the edge of the Blue Blossom shawl for a few days now. Man, oh man, is it tedious.
The thing is knitted on sideways and incorporates 3 of the shawl stitches into…
Some Things: An Update →
1. When we finally ventured out after TS Irene blew through, we discovered a tree down on our street:
Thankfully, it was considerate enough to fall away from the wires. We would have…
August 2011
8 posts
We Were Lucky →
This was the scene when I woke up this morning: It was very breezy at that time and there were many leaves and small branches down. At that point it was still raining a bit as we were still waiting…
Emergency Preparedness, I Has It. →
(the red line of the forecasted path passes right over my house) So yeah. You may have heard that there is an enormous hurricane heading our way. This is my first hurricane and I am excited and…
Tiger Skin Java Jacket →
YaYa Mitts →
I’ve had a pretty little ball of Classic Elite Inca Print in my stash for a long time now. I think it was the first alpaca yarn I ever purchased and, until now, I could never figure out what to do…
Yaya! →
Top Down Mitts →
CO 36, work in 2x2 rib for 1.75 inches make thumb continue with rib pattern as established until mitts are desired length. BO loosely.
Another Random BSJ →
Checking In →
If anyone out there is wondering, yes I am still in the land of the living. The last couple of weeks around here have been crazy busy, and so therefore extremely draining. But, at least the cats have…
July 2011
2 posts
1 Wedding and an Update →
This weekend we traveled to Pennsylvania for the wedding of Karl’s cousin. Ezra was the ring bearer for the ceremony and was just about the cutest little ring bearer I ever saw. He was very dapper…
Silly Nautie →
June 2011
3 posts
Infodump, or, TL;DR TMI →
So, in the last few weeks, I’ve been to a couple of doctors about my fatigue. I first went to my regular family practitioner, my GP. She recommended a physical, which included blood work and urine…
Dear Blog, →
I haven’t forgotten you. I hope to come back tomorrow with a post, but we shall see. In the mean time, here is a picture of Lolly in a chicken hat. Filed under: Lolly, random
My Gaia Wrap →
May 2011
16 posts
Unboxing the KitchenAid →
Today I cleared some counter space (always a premium at our house) and unpacked my new mixer. This is the one I got: And this is what it looked like when I opened the box: Then I took everything out…
Set of 8 Hand Woven Napkins →
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Hey, check it out, I remembered to get the photos I took off my camera! Michael’s had some exciting new Lily colorways the last time I was there, so I picked up a bunch of them. This one is the…