We’ve watched nearly every minute of Swiss women’s hockey so far. (Big game vs. Russia tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. EST; we’re rooting for Switzerland and praying they all do their best!) But I have a different red and white on my mind today. The second batch of hat love is on its way to M … More Blood and Bone
Our Olympics so far has been really fun, if a little bit obsessive. Our heroic (and expensive) attempt to get TV signal through our computer was a complete failure, but the live replay of full events has mostly fed my winter-sports-watching needs. (Though technical hiccups in both the phone app and the website are enough … More Commentated Coverage
I have always loved the Olympics. I am not a big watcher of sports in general, but something about the collection of a WHOLE BUNCH of different events, some of them really bizarre that you can only watch at this time, all at the same time, with participants from all around the world, I find … More Red and White
There’s really only one reasonable thing to do when you find out a dear friend has cancer. You immediately start knitting hats. This one is called Izmir, and it’s a free pattern. I wanted something impossibly soft, so I for the body of the hat I held together four strands, two each of … More Because Hats
“Hey! Come merry dol! derry dol! My darling! Light goes the weather-wind and the feathered starling. Down along under Hill, shining in the sunlight, Waiting on the doorstep for the cold starlight, There my pretty lady is, River-woman’s daughter, Slender as the willow-wand, clearer than the water. Old Tom Bombadil water-lilies bringing Comes hopping home … More Clearer than Clear Water
Early last week, Mithril went down for a final blocking. Finishing the neckband became my sickbed project, while I took a turn being laid up with the illness that swept our household. (I’m still not sure if it’s a mild flu or a violent cold, but it took each of us out for about a … More Mithrilling
We have a little morning ritual here at the Osborn house. Naomi wakes me up, some time after 6 and before 7:30. I make Jared get up and go change her diaper while I use the bathroom. Then I go back to bed, and when they are done, Jared brings Naomi in for her morning … More This One Goes to Eleven
One of the most amazing parts of the story of the Lord of the Rings movies – Okay, I really must pause here and apologize to all of you proper, pre-Jackson Tolkein nerds out there, but I am confessedly as much a disciple of the films than the books. Only for aesthetic, though; not for … More Fine Work
I gave myself a break from my self-imposed sock club during December; I figured that busting my butt to crank out a bunch of small gifts was more important, and I didn’t need to add anything more to my plate during that most delightful and stressful season of the year. I was all ready to … More Four Days, Two Socks
I’ve been studying up a storm over here (next week I’m taking an intensive class), so I don’t have time to give you a proper description of Naomi’s inaugural Yuletide. But I’m not sure words could do it justice anyway. So I’ll just share a few photos with you. (By which I mean spam you … More Baby’s First Christmas
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