Rebecca

Mini-mittens

January 14, 2011

I will be absent from the blogosphere for the next few days, for many reasons, but mostly to ensure the safe delivery of four tiny mittens to their new owners: Have a nice week!

So my Rivendell Smoke Ring in my very own gradiance yarn was clipping along nicely. (Forgive the crappy pictures. It’s early, I’m tired, and I’ve spent the last hour lying in bed trying to figure out how to build myself a swift out of K’Nex.) The second ball blended into the first beautifully, and my … More Cowl Fail

Lenten Knit-Along Spreads to Yarns Unlimited

January 11, 2011

As you probably know by now, since I’ve been telling everyone five times a day, I’m hosting a Lenten Mystery Knit-Along in March and April. First of all, THANK YOU to all of you who have been telling your friends. Only a week and a half after it was announced eighteen people have already signed … More Lenten Knit-Along Spreads to Yarns Unlimited

Experimenting in Gradiance

January 10, 2011

With the shawl finished, socks giving me fits, and a bad case of pattern writer’s block, my fingers were itching last week. Itching in a very particular direction. After yesterday’s post, you know it was all completely over when Susan over at Sunflower Designs started her line of Lord of the Rings patterns last year. … More Experimenting in Gradiance

Overlap

January 9, 2011

I am a great big geeky dweebhead nerd. I will not engage in the debate about the term “geek” vs. “nerd;” go argue about that elsewhere. No matter what you call it… when I get into something, I tend to get really into it. And I’m not talking about knitting – there is that, but … More Overlap

Reviews by Reb: Narnia 3 – Voyage of the Dawn Treader

January 8, 2011

I don’t think I’ve written any reviews since I started blogging about yarn, let alone since I moved to this URL. But I just came home from finally seeing Dawn Treader, and my thoughts about it are burning a hole in my brain. So to prevent some sort of seizure, apparently I have to tell … More Reviews by Reb: Narnia 3 – Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Happy New Ouch

January 8, 2011

It’s over a week into the new year, so you might suspect me of neglecting my monthly sock thing. Not so, friends, not so. Jared & I had a quiet new year’s eve at home, playing video games and snacking and watching no descending spheres. When we saw our clock tick past midnight, the first … More Happy New Ouch

A Joy Forever

January 7, 2011

After five months of on-again, off-again attention, “Bethany Getting Married” for my friend Bethany Joy is finally finished – surprise of surprises, before her May wedding! The magic of blocking did its work of transforming the ramen manta ray you saw in yesterday’s post into an airy triangle of glory. (I did thoroughly vacuum the … More A Joy Forever

Shawl’s Eye View

January 6, 2011

Epiphany is here. The presents are all opened and put away. The maji have been added to the nativity scenes. Friends are coming over later, and the turkey has had the bottle of cheap champagne very ceremoniously shoved up its backside. I hope you enjoyed our little Twelve Days of Christmas Special. We enjoyed writing … More Shawl’s Eye View

Twelve Knobby Knots

January 5, 2011

Happy twelfth day of Christmas, everyone! Tomorrow is the day we remember the wise men coming to bearing gifts for baby Jesus, and today I come bearing gifts for you. Big, fat ones, with imaginary ribbons. My cool boss at the farm, R. J., had stated in passing that she wanted some socks. When queried … More Twelve Knobby Knots