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
I am pleased to report an example of the fact that, if you work on something, it will actually get done. I am pleased with the contrasting heel and toe decision, and was surprisingly entranced by the salt-and-pepper bits on the sole and toe. For some reason, I thought they would be annoying the way … More Vulnerable to Threat
I am happy to report that Hanna got to go back to her family on Saturday. They are happy to have her home, and I’m sure she is doesn’t mind having familiar surroundings back again. Her last official act as TempCat to a KnitBlogger was to provide, um… scale. She didn’t seem to mind. This … More Pets
I’ve spent the past several Wednesday afternoons down on the farm, carding my little heart out. This week I finished the Dorset I dyed a little while ago. There are lots of excellent videos on youtube on how to use a drum carder to card fleece; I used this one, which is fantastically goofy and … More On Drum Carding a Fleece
Apparently, this is my 200th post since I started blogging about knitting over a year ago. I’ve really enjoyed doing all of this knitterly blathering, so I hope you’ve enjoyed reading it. (I hope, for your sake, that if you don’t like it, you’ve found something better to do with your time by now.) But … More New Day, New Deal
I realized today that it’s halfway through the month of July, and you’ve gotten nary a glance of Norway in July, the July socks in my odd little self-imposed sock club. They are off to a good start! I am pleased with how the combination of colors looks, and the size seems like it’s going … More Nary a Glance
Our trip to Ambridge, PA last weekend (yes, I know I’m a bit late) was very chill. We didn’t go many places; all the apartments we visited were in town; heck, we spent one afternoon just playing Civ IV, multiplayer, “hot seat” style. (“you know you’re laid back when.”) On July 4th, we lit a … More Does this Fair make my Butler look Big?
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