Cloche Coveting

Good morning! I know it’s two hours after noon where I am, but on the day after two weeks of Jan terms have been completed, that totally counts as morning. I had a blast, I learned, I laughed, I read, I wrote, I had deep thoughts. And, of course, I knit. Oh, how I knit. … More Cloche Coveting

500

This is my 500th post. 500! Coming as it does so near the turn of the year, this seems an appropriate time to do a little reflection on this blog, and everything that has happened to me through it, because of it, and since I started it back in May of 2009. If I were … More 500

Ten Doctors Dancing

Today’s post comes late because the knitted gift in question had to be not only gifted, but… finished. It was knit almost entirely during the Doctor Who Christmas special, “The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe.” (Just for good measure, it was stuffed and assembled while watching the new Star Trek movie.) I liked it, … More Ten Doctors Dancing

Seven Socks A-Stepping

On December 24th, the last pair of socks from Folk Socks came off the needles. They were the only pair for which I used the actual recommended yarn: Jamieson & Smith’s 2-ply Jumper Weight. They were kept hidden from the internet because their recipient was my mum. Pattern review: I thought 90 stitches around seemed … More Seven Socks A-Stepping

Six Pups A-Stacking

Remember when I was knitting these random things? They are not, in fact, slippers for Dufflepuds (though Roommate A insists I should not be prejudiced against Dufflepuds and that knitting slippers for them is a fine and noble calling. Personally, I do not think I could knit anything for someone I found so annoying). They … More Six Pups A-Stacking