I'm devouring the As You Wish book but trying my best to savor it. This book is nothing but love for all the cast and crew and everyone involved in the making of the movie. It strikes me for a moment or two as odd, because what experience is that overwhelmingly positive?! On the other… Continue reading As You Wish to be a Responsible Knitter
Tag: socks
Wonderfully Super Socks
I just finished my Wonderfully Super Socks! The yarn was picked as part of my Personal Sock Club with the Stitch Addiction podcast - it was picked for May, but not cast on until August, and finally finished in October. Wonderfully Super is the colorway of this yarntini yarn and I would love to get… Continue reading Wonderfully Super Socks
Not a Pumpkin Head
I am pretty excited to feel the ever so slight chill in the air in the mornings. I have a drawer full of handknit socks ready to go and several hats that I can't wait to put back in to service. It does seem a bit early to me though that everywhere you turn there… Continue reading Not a Pumpkin Head
Halfway
It's Wednesday - halfway in the week, halfway between Nate's birthday and his party. Dinosaurs, of course. I've made decent progress on my projects but you can't really see a difference. 50 rows done on Nate's blanket and I'm ready to start the heels on my super socks. I've just received the yarn for a… Continue reading Halfway
Socks, Sweater yarn, and Somber Stories
One of the nice things about driving to your vacation destination is that I really didn't have to worry about space. I packed 3 projects and gave 2 of them serious attention. I started a new pair of socks for my Personal Sock Club. This yarn, Wonderfully Super from Yarntini, was picked as the sock… Continue reading Socks, Sweater yarn, and Somber Stories
Orange You Glad It is Friday?
It feels like forever since I have had a Finished Object to share! And today I have not one, but two! First up, my Camp Loopy Project #1: Socks, inspired by the Wrinkle in Time series, in String Theory Colorworks Little Ghost Nebula Colorway. Mostly plain vanilla toe-up, fish lips kiss heel, with the addition… Continue reading Orange You Glad It is Friday?
Yarn Along June 18
I'm including the books I'm reading with my kids for this week's Yarn Along. My son, like most 2.5 year olds, likes repetition. We've been reading and re-reading the same books over and over and that's ok, but I wanted something different. I introduced him to Where the Wild Things Are this week, one of… Continue reading Yarn Along June 18
Keep the Calm
What a wonderful weekend! My closest friends planned a surprise lakeside getaway for my birthday - no kids, no husbands, just the girls. There was good food: homemade lasagna, homemade rhubarb cake, homemade banana bread, homemade granola, cheese & crackers & olives & tapanade, a candy assortment, NYC cheesecake, and my first ever macarons! We… Continue reading Keep the Calm
Sock Bust and a Thneed
For FO Friday I have two things to share. I finished the SCREAMING NEON tube socks for kids. Unfortunately, they are a bust. They don't fit my 6 year old's feet, too snug. Oh well. It's my fault, I didn't bother to swatch, I just cast on and knit away. We have friends visiting us… Continue reading Sock Bust and a Thneed
Vigorous Violets
I finished April's Personal Sock Club this week. The yarn, a purple / green self-striper from the now nonexistent Rainy Days & Wooly Dogs, is called "Sailor Pluto" but, I took to calling these my Vigorous Violets. The name is actually a nail polish I picked up when my niece, Violet, got to go home… Continue reading Vigorous Violets