Canadian Style! It happens in October, and is rather similar (lots of food, family drama, singing, and alcohol), except without the Pilgrims. It was a good excuse to party with our Canadian compadres on Sunday night. Jared’s artisan bread; the makings of Grammy’s apple sausage stuffing. The bird – also traditional in your favorite northern … More Thanksgiving (really!)
My first paper of the semester is due on Tuesday, and due to a series of social plans for things I actually want to do, tonight is my only chance to put any real time into writing it. Any hope I might have of an academic career is seriously called into question by the fact … More Warm Hands, Cold Heart
I have a new obsession, picked up via Cold Antler Farm. It’s an English documentary called “Victorian Farm.” I don’t really need to explain it; watch the first thirty seconds and you’ll know whether it’s something you don’t care about at all, or which possesses you with an unholy obsession. The show ends up being … More Telos
You might think I was done introducing new things this week, but you would be quite wrong. Mum has two more new colors we’d like to share with you. Blue Spruce seems an appropriate color as it gets colder. The deciduous sisters are bursting into their glorious color, but soon they will be bare, and … More A Chill in the Air
It’s happened! October is finally here, and with it all the exciting things that fall entails. We’ve been working hard this week to bring some exciting projects to a close, and as so often happens in life, it made sense to have them all due today. Don’t ask me why I do this to myself. … More Advent Hat KAL Sign-ups Are Open!
As you saw yesterday, the basic fair isle technique covers the back of the work with what are called “floats.” This is because, although you’re using two strands of yarn for every row, you’re only using one of them for any given stitch, so the unused yarn is “stranded” around the back. (The name “fair … More Fair Isle 102: Securing Long Floats
So, fair isle. Let’s be honest; if you’ve never done it before, it can be kind of intimidating. You can make some incredibly complicated-looking pieces with the technique, so the assumption is often “that looks so hard!” I confess I felt this way until I tried it, and even the I still thought it was … More Fair Isle 101: Basic 2-handed Fair Isle
I am incurably right-handed when it comes to knitting. I learned how to knit by throwing the yarn over the needle with my right hand, and that’s what I did for years. Mum learned continental at some point, and raved about how fast it was, especially when it came to switching between knitting and purling, … More How I Knit – Right-Handed Continental?
The first sample of Christmas mittens is finished, and I thought you might like a look at the glory contained therein. So here’s a sneak preview of “The Holly and the Ivy,” due out 12/25. The Ivy’s on the top; the Holly’s on the bottom. Cute, eh? I’m tickled pink with how they turned out. … More Sneak Peek: Christmas Mittens
Today, for the second time, I got to be a demonstrator at Old Economy Village‘s Erntefest, their biggest historical event of the year. For the occasion, the site throws open all the doors, and for the price of regular admission (10$) you get to see not only all the buildings, but all sorts of neat … More Erntefabulous
Osborn Fiber Studio 