I like rules. Well, really, I like order, but I’m not very good at making order, so I like rules, because they make me feel like I have order without having to do anything about it. It’s like someone else is doing the work, even if it’s me coming up with the rules. In that … More This Whole Sock Thing
Yesterday afternoon I reached the halfway point in Undómiel’s beaded edging. That, I must say, is a wonderful feeling. A feeling worth two pictures: I decided to celebrate by “cutting the cord” so to speak, or rather the little belly-button of fake I-cord that was used to start this project back in… March? Oh dear; … More Cutting the I-cord
Bada bing, bada boom! I have not been idle in my absence. If you’ve been checking back for new posts, you at least saw the Evenstar ticker moving faithfully along – almost halfway done! But that’s not all: I finished Clocking the First on Sunday, less than a week after I’d started it. It’s been … More Poof! a sock.
After a major mishap with the beaded border on Undomiel, my Evenstar Shawl, the piece spent about a week on time-out with no border, no beads, looking pretty dejected. But as it was about the only work-approved project I had going on for a while, it wasn’t long before I pulled it back out. You … More Crochet-hook Beaded Knitting
I was all set to start on my first set of Nancy’s socks, “Stockings with Clocks,” when I arrived at work yesterday. I’d read enough of the pattern to know that the pattern was written for a man, but going down a needle size would make it fit a woman, so okay, that means 0’s. … More You probably don’t care this much, but I’ll give you the details anyway.
After long deliberation, I have chosen for myself a quest. It is a quest of long duration, requiring many stitches and much patience. Meet Nancy Bush. She’s the perfect blend of two studies I love the most – knitting and anthropology. Her pattern books are full of well-written, historically accurate, but still wearable projects. None … More Knitting Nancy’s Nifty Kneesocks
Osborn Fiber Studio 