Meet Doris

Doris Beall, the spinning wheel. Surnamed after my two favoritest senseis in all of Tung Soo Do, and so that Jared could introduce her in a rhyming couplet. Forenamed because… Well… okay, I have no idea why. I just looked at her and thought… “Doris!” and it stuck. (Before you think I’ve totally lost it … More Meet Doris

Hats Galore!

You may think that I dutifully wrote those posts for you every day after Christmas. I hate to break it to you, my ducklings, but I stayed up until early on boxing day scheduling them dutifully to post while we galavanted away in St. Louis.  Why do I break your hearts with this news of … More Hats Galore!

Impromptoberfest

Technically, Oktoberfest ended on the 4th. But it’s Oktober, and we’re Festing, so as far as we’re concerned, the holiday is nowhere near over. Last night we were supposed to go to a Jars of Clay concert, but we found out that morning that they had canceled it (tears!). My husband is not easily daunted, … More Impromptoberfest

Connections

Do you remember that old TV show Connections on TLC or PBS or something? My parents loved that show. I think they taped it. Anyway, it was one of those documentary shows where they’d tell you the history of the workings behind some random stuff. But on this show, the random stuff was all connected … More Connections

Random Wednesday

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

12-Aug-2009

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

Self-Discovery

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