I love how lace looks while it blocks. The curves that were squashed on the needles curve elegantly; the noodle-like appearance disappears into smooth flatness, open work blooms, and stitches even themselves out. My husband looked at the large crescent on the floor, grabbed a couple of zauberballs and my pinbox, and did this: Now … More Annisthesia
At midnight on Sunday night/Monday morning, Jared & I had been on the road for 15 out of the previous 30 hours. Here’s how that happened. Saturday, I got off work at 5 p.m. We ate dinner and got on the road around 6, heading south. After a near-disastrous stop at Sheetz, involving a very … More Wild Ride
Yesterday was an amazing day for finishing things. After six and a half months, Sunrise through Whitewashed Windowpanes are finished. Pattern: Windowpane Socks by Chrissy Gardner, published in Interweave Knits Spring 2008. Yarn: Louet Gems Fingering (white) and Trekking XXL (multi). These socks were begun in January for a class taught in the spring, and … More Finishing Day!
Keep guessing on Jared’s sock symbol… nobody’s guessed it yet. Jared’s socks were one of a dozen things I could have been doing yesterday afternoon. I could have been cleaning one of the three narsty fleeces still taking up my floorspace, or spinning some more green Romney, or packing for our weekend away for goodness’ … More The Hat that would not be Knit
August socks are ripping along with speed and facility: I like guessing games, and I have a little guessing game for you this morning. At the beginning of this socky project, I had Jared flip through Folk Socks and pick out any pairs of socks that he wanted to be his. Somewhere along the line, … More How well do *you* know my husband?
Who knew, that after a month so disgustingly hot that the only people outside of their own free will were automatically inducted into the Maryland chapter of the Brotherhood of Masochists, that the last two days of said month would be so relatively cool and beautiful that a photo shoot of knee-high double-thickness socks would … More Is it winter somewhere I can go?
I had an odd feeling the other day… a feeling that I wasn’t doing much knitting. It took about five minutes of reflection to realize that was bogus; I am as steeped in a mess of wool as ever. I’ve just been so busy with it that I haven’t had time to blog about it … More Random Friday
Picture, if you will, a large stand-alone screened-in porch. Inside, the walls are lined up to waist-level with boxes of vegetables, and a couple of tables take up space. In the middle of the room, between the potatoes and the tomatoes and across from the peppers, sits me. In front of me, taking up most … More Normal People Doing Ordinary Things
Hello. Hanna here. No, Hanna does not have a second H. It’s short for Sesquahanna, so don’t get it wrong. Yes, I’m back at the Osborns. No, I’m not interested enough to tell you why. Rebecca (who patronizingly calls herself “Aunty Rebecca” in my presence; ugh. Really.) has me writing her blog today. Don’t ask … More Yes, I will answer to “Your Highness.”
Sock continues safely and soundly, but self-control makes for really boring blog posts, so I had to do something drastic to maintain your attention. This is what I looked like this morning. I’d give you a more accurate “before” picture, but my camera battery died before I got a good picture of my hair in … More Drastic
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