Vulnerable to Threat

I am pleased to report an example of the fact that, if you work on something, it will actually get done. I am pleased with the contrasting heel and toe decision, and was surprisingly entranced by the salt-and-pepper bits on the sole and toe. For some reason, I thought they would be annoying the way … More Vulnerable to Threat

Transcendence

It’s hard to believe it’s been a week since that last whiny post about my sweater. We’re only just recovering from a lovely, but long, long weekend in Ambridge, our future home. The long and the short of it is that we had a lot of success – too much, in fact! We found two … More Transcendence

The Little Things

Clearly, I am very easily entertained. My Basic Hoodie, as expected, is SO SIMPLE that knitting a plain sock might actually be more interesting. But a two-row lace pattern and raglan increases have been enough to spur me on through the entire yoke in about a week. It rather helps that my poor fingers are … More The Little Things

Last Stand

We spent this weekend saying goodbye to Fjord, a cool dude who has become an awesome friend over the past two years. He is going to work at the magical candy mountain, which unfortunately requires him to relocate to exactly the wrong coast. There’s nothing like imminent separation, however, to inspire a group of friends … More Last Stand

Perspective

Saturday was a long drive down to VA beach and back, which meant that after about 6 hours in the car, the recently-recovered alpaca sleeve had a mate. After a careful re-stringing of pieces (all thankfully in the right order), I’m on the yoke: …and am already three-quarters done with it. I thought this sweater … More Perspective

Bucket List

You’ve heard of a bucket list, right? It’s a list of things you want to do before you kick the bucket. I know I’m young, but I figure that I might as well size life by the tender parts while I’m still agile. So I’ve got a few things for the list I’ve been mentally … More Bucket List

Preoccupation

During the week that the alpaca sleeve was missing, I didn’t knit much. I spun, I washed a fleece, I read webcomics, I desponded. Finally I got ahold of myself. This was stupid. I had to knit something, for goodness sake. I had to take an active role in my life, not just let it … More Preoccupation