Fall is different this year. Come to think of it, it’s different to me every year. One year I’m sentimental about the passage of time; another I’m drawing allegories about seasons and life stages. This year, as I’m up before the sun with Naomi, and the quiet of her first nap begins while the mist … More Liminal
Last year, I made four ruanas (click here and scroll down to see them). I sold two of them, and the other two have gotten a little use in the intervening year, but mostly have just lived in my closet. (Our bedroom has a special little linen closet that I use just for woolens. Envy … More You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello
I love plying. Well, okay, maybe I don’t actually love plying that much. It’s tedious and fussy, and I find myself frequently racked with self-doubt about things like consistency, relative angles, and twists per inch. (We will ignore the fact that these anxieties would be easily remedied by actually taking a class, or sampling.) But … More Just Exactly
My ongoing project remains getting my UFOs down to a manageable level, so I can start my “next big thing” with a minimum of guilt. I sucked it up and ripped out the three projects that just weren’t ever going to be finished. Here is the hard (well, really pretty soft) evidence: The poor crochet sweater … More Paring Down
Several of you have asked, through different media, what conclusion Naomi and I came to after our negotiations. She clearly wanted pink; I wanted yellow; it was threatening to be a serious meltdown and battle of the wills. Even though she’s nowhere near old enough to start dressing herself, I decided it would be a … More Dressing Up
Four whole days left in August, and two pairs of leg-foot-type-adornments are done. Huzzah! One of the many things I love about heavy-gauge socks. Cozy, warm, and FAST. Even though I did them on needles that were too small and they’re practically compression socks. (I’ve knit enough pairs of socks that I’ve screwed them … More Ready for Fall…
Yesterday was Naomi’s first half-birthday, and to celebrate, we took her to the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival. It was a beautiful day, hot but not insanely so. We saw “The Craig” (pronounced “the Crack”), our favorite band from last year, did some pub singing, met geese with diapers, and did a lot of window … More 6 Months and Already a Rennie
A few years ago, I bought a lovely skein of yarn at a yarn store northwest of Baltimore (sorry; don’t remember which one). When I go into yarn stores these days, I usually ask if there’s anything local, since there’s not much point in yarn tourism if I can’t get something that I could get … More Dubious
Nothing much to say today. I have been knitting – a good bit in fact – but I am fighting a cold, and have been cooking dinner tonight, and trying to clean up the house for a proper Sabbath celebration, so I think running about taking pictures of things would just about put me over … More Pickles & Wipes & Everything Nice
Here I thought I was so ahead of myself for finishing my first August sock two whole days before August is half-over, and I forgot that I hadn’t even blogged about July’s socks! Oh well. Naomi still loves me. Yes, the idea of knitting matching socks for baby every month has completely devolved, mostly because after … More July and Lace
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