A few things you should probably know about me: (a) I am obsessive. When I get it into my head that I want to do something, sleeping is a challenge until I get it out of my system. (b) I am dangerous. It takes a very small amount of research for me to feel I … More In which my fingers turn black
I had this grand plan today to make you a nice long post about my hand-dyeing adventures, but it was not to be. At 8:45 I left the house for a job interview in Owings Mills, about half an hour from our apartment. Actually, it was two interviews – the temp agency liked my … More Proof that knitting is good for the nerves
Hey folks… my apologies to those of you out there who have been hanging on by your fingernails, dying to hear (and see) what’s become of me over the last week. My totally legit excuse is that I quit my job a couple of weeks ago, so in addition to being on vacation, I’ve been … More Cape Crawl Adventures!
Another super-fast, photoless entry, this time from a room in my aunt-and-uncle-in-law’s bed and breakfast, cranked out before stopping by Uncle Dan’s new apt. and trying to get in some beach time before we skip town back to the Cape. Yarn stores in RI are fantastic. So much for our “no more sweaters’ worth … More Rhode Island Ramble
Hello ladies and gents! I am writing from a tiny cottage on Cape Cod, the little spit of land that juts curvingly around out of Massachusetts. My parents are treating Jared and I to a vacation on the Cape to celebrate their 25th anniversary, and we are privileged to be their guests. I’ve taken lots … More Cape Cod Quickie
In my browsing of the Knitblog Community (by which I mean obsessively reading through the Yarn Harlot’s archives) I’ve run across yet another shared gimmick named random wednesday. (or Tuesday. or Friday. or whatever. Today is Wednesday, so there you have it.) It is both convenient and (I hope) a bit of an initiation rite … More Random Wednesday
Last night, we got back from SPEM (a missions prayer group, among other things) around 11. We walked through the door, and my eyes fell upon my spinning. It was just lying there, calling to me, and I knew very well that it only needed another couple of feet of spinning before it was ready … More You know how it goes…
I had been looking forward to last night’s spinning class all week, but I was downright frustrated with my cheap little spindle. It spins okay, but it’s the slipperiest darn thing, so in preparation for the class, I did something daring. I broke out my husband’s new hacksaw, and… well. I hacked. Well, more sawed. … More 12-Aug-2009
A few weeks ago: I saw this: http://berroco.com/knitbits/html/KB300.html Don’t know what that is? It’s a sock yarn design competition, put on by Berroco, a company that makes yarn. The commission is to make something, anything, out of any kind of Berroco sock yarn. Now, I’ve designed lots of stuff, and it’s probably my favorite knitty … More Frogs visit Stonehenge
A few weeks ago I decided to take a spinning class at Cloverhill, and I needed to buy some roving (pre-carded, unspun, often pre-dyed wool) to do it. I am completely compelled by the idea of buying something from a shop that was actually made by the folks at the shop, and it turns out … More Self-Discovery
Osborn Fiber Studio 