It’s nearly three in the morning, and sleep eludes the pregnant lady who had a three-hour nap this afternoon. I’m sitting on the couch with swollen feet propped up, and a bag of frozen corn balanced on my belly. The corn is supposed to help baby flip to a head-down position by getting her to … More While You Were Out
I knit one pair of socks in 2012. The same is not going to be true for 2013. In 2010-11, I knit through Folk Socks by Nancy Bush. It was quite the journey around the world in terms of color, technique, and issues with gauge. Knitting through that book also followed me through a very tumultuous … More Twelve Pairs of Sockies
When a best friend you have known for a decade and been very close to for at least half a decade asks her to stand beside her at her wedding, you do darn well whatever she asks. When Rachel offered me that privilege, the first thing I said was yes, and the second thing I … More Eleven Beaded Points
From Mom: I have one brother, Rebecca’s uncle: the one who, when she was between the ages of 3 and 10, would walk away with her at a party and not tell anyone. “Where IS she?” I would ask. Then I would find out that Richard was missing too, and I would know she was on … More Ten Brother Colors
Today’s entry is sort of related to knitwear – at least as much as jersey cloth can be considered knitwear. My dear friend Rachel, who got married on Monday, had the highly sensible idea to have all her bridesmaids wear chocolate brown, but we all got to pick whatever dress we wanted in chocolate brown. … More Nine Wonky Seams
This blanket (by Mom) was inspired by: a strong grandmotherly instinct to knit a soft and cottony baby blanket a thought that I had found a use for some lovely purple cotton yarn I had in my stash a love for squares a thought that it could become a bath blanket lots of LOVE!! Using size … More 8 Hearts of Love
MICHELLE A, DO NOT READ THIS POST! (At least not without Josh checking first to make sure it doesn’t give away too much.) So it turns out that being a matron of honor in your best friend’s wedding does not suffer the optimist who thinks “sure, i’ll have free time to keep blogging!” The wedding … More Seven Baby Objects
So this post is backdated because, um, (a) I wrapped the relevant items before taking pictures, and (b) they only got unwrapped yesterday (11/2, in real time), and it was totally worth surprising Emily. Six wee mittens for six wee hands. It was about a week before Christmas when I realized “crap, we have no … More
This is the story of the only pair of socks I knit in all of 2012. When I saw Jonica last Christmas (or was it two Christmases ago? Oh dear. I think it was last Christmas) she gave me a bunch of stash yarn she didn’t really want any more. In this delicious load was … More 5 Steps of Sockage
The stretch reaches its farthest point today, as what I have to say has precious little to do with knitting at all. I decided to give up Facebook for Advent. I decided this a while ago, when I realized I was having to daily resist the temptation to post a status update every time I … More 4 Weeks Sans Facebook
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