I love my husband very much. Want to know how much? This is the first handspun ever made on Doris, the sweet spinning wheel that was my Big Present from the parents last year. 100% alpaca, 2-ply, probably about a DK weight (14 wraps-per-inch). The roving was a hand-me-down from Jolene, to whom someone destashed … More Eleven Inches of Ribbing
Merry Christmas to all! Huzzah and hooray! Today is Christmas which means that by the time you get around to reading this, all the bazillion knitted things I’ve been knitting and not showing you have gone out to their respective recipients, and you get visual proof that I haven’t secretly developed a wool allergy. I … More And a Fuzzy Pair of Fingerless Mitts
For everyone who did the math, whether algebraically or geometrically or logically or intuitively, you were right. I did not have enough white. It would have been obvious if I’d admitted it to myself, but deep down I sort of wanted my socks to look the same. I didn’t think of myself as an advocate … More Finnished
It has officially taken me as long to blog about November’s socks as it took me to knit them. You have no reason to believe me, but I did in fact finish these socks on November 8th. Though I wouldn’t be honest if I didn’t tell you that most of the reason I waited to … More The Rewards of Arbitrary Persistance
This past Wednesday, we were privileged to attend Trinity’s Mission Day, which was like a one-day mini-conference on Anglican missionary work. We were in workshops and discussions and gatherings all day, and of course, I knit the whole time. As I sat there, listening to the stories of those who have spent their lives doing … More Whose Hose are Those Hose?
On Saturday night, with my nose in a book, I cast off the collar of my Featherweight Cardigan. (I had to put down the book to cast in the ends.) I waited until the morning to block it, as our linoleum floors mean that pretty much my only blocking surface is our bed. Magically, when … More ‘Tis a gift to be free
I don’t speak a lick of French, so I feel pretty clever in attempting a French pun, but feel free to smack me down if I’ve said something marvelously inappropriate. It was worth the risk, because here it is Sept. 22nd, and le Chausettes de Dentille are fini. They are cute, and wonder of wonders, … More Le pieds de resistance
Finished objects flying at you in a frenzy of confusion! You think I’m lyin’ but it’s only an illusion! Okay yeah I am not metal at all. But this hat is pretty hardcore. It’s the “Proverbial Cap” by Meg Swanson, found in the latest issue of Interweave Knits, Fall 2010, knit with Berroco Pure Merino. … More Knitting Metal
August is not yet over, or even that close to being over, but the August socks are done and done. Blocked and dried and fit and happy. Yarn review: Wildfoote by Brown Sheep (Red) is one of those oldie-but-goodie yarns, that has been around as long as any of my sock books can remember, before … More Anglosocks
When friends move across the country and leave their stuff at your house, it is a nice thing to send it to them. It is sort of unreasonable to delay the shipping of said thing(s) because of a complex plot to actualize an inside joke in a bizarre, cross-referential way. But if it’s even occurred … More Fake Parenthood
Osborn Fiber Studio 