Fall is here, and I am more or less in denial. September is nearly over, the first pumpkin in our patch is ripe, and September’s socks are actually finished. Pattern review: The gauges in Folk Socks are weird. I keep encountering it; I keep blogging about it. So why do I keep believing the patterns? … More September
Pokeberries. This time last year, I was becoming known on campus as “the pokeberry lady,” as I skipped homework to traipse around beaver county looking for those lovable black berries. It was exciting – I had just bought a freezer, and that was the first year I was going to be sure to pick enough … More Wah.
I have been thinking about writing this post all week. As I sit down to actually write it, it occurs to me… it might be kind of weird that I think about this as much as I do. Maybe you’ll see what I mean. Like most knitters, I have several projects on the go at … More Levels
I had a little challenge two weeks ago – a commission to make an “interesting” baby hat for a little girl. I couldn’t make any of the texture ideas I had work out with the three colors my client (customer? collaborator? patron? victim?) chose, so I made a mostly plain hat with some textured bands … More Rosette Recipe
After a bit of internal debate, I decided that you might like to know, in a little more detail, what’s coming if you’re interested in the Liturgical Year series. So as the projects leave my needles, I’ll be posting previews and sneaky peeks. The first project that I actually finished, since I had the yarn … More Sneak Peek: Epiphany’s Socks
It only took: A month of designing A month of knitting Two months of test knitting and A month of copy editing and endless tweaking To produce the Stole Sweater pattern, which is finally up for sale. It’s probably the most complicated and involved garment pattern I’ve produced – not because it’s that difficult to … More Stole Sweater Succeed!
Several years ago, when I was in the most nascent stages of my knitting obsession, my mum bought me one of those pattern-a-day knitting calendars. The year was 2005. By my foggy understanding of history, acquired mostly by osmosis and wikipedia, that year was toward the end of the novelty-yarn craze that did so much … More Nostalgia
The Experiment House had itself blessed yesterday in fine style. In what I can only hope was a representative sample of activities within its walls, the whole place was filled with humans, sprinkled with holy water and collects [pronounced CALL-eckts; it’s an Anglican thing], then there were many hours of eating and lady priests playing … More Finished Objects in the Finished Basement
It’s hard to believe that I’ve only got four pairs of socks left in my knit through Nancy Bush’s epoch-marking book, Folk Socks. Less surprising is the fact that I’ve put off the three pairs with complex fair isle cuffs until now. (The fourth is one I’ve decided to do in handspun.) It’s not that … More Stalled in the Starting Gate?
For some reason, I keep telling myself that I like finishing. “Weaving in ends is satisfying!” I say to customers, colleagues, students and friends, with a genuine and optimistic smile. “After working so hard on something, weaving in the ends just right is really a treat, and blocking evens out your stitches so nicely and … More Cowl Town
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