I make a strong effort to blog each week. Having the link parties like WIP Wednesday, FO Friday (those ones haven't been active in a while - I wonder what's up?), Creative Friday, and Yarn Along are all wonderful motivators. I want to join in and see what everyone is up to. I have found… Continue reading WIP Blobs with a side of Turkey
Tag: WIP Wednesday
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
A Lot of Dinosaurs
Yay for going to the library. I just finished the Ten-Year Nap (meh. Didn't love it or hate it.), so that went back and The Invention of Wings came home with me. My mom read it and spoke highly of it. We also found a pile of dinosaur related books. I didn't have a dinosaur… Continue reading A Lot of Dinosaurs
Starts and samples
It is Wednesday right? Monday holidays (while wonderful) really throw me off my game. Tuesday felt like Monday, so today doesn't feel like Wednesday. My daughter's school has a half-day for some reason, so her timeline is shifted and I can already hear my son wide awake in his bed (so napping is off as… Continue reading Starts and samples
Wednesday Projects and Books
This week has a little bit of everything! I started a new cross stitch project, have been swatching for a new sample knit, and a selfish knit in progress. I also worked on the tube socks for Lorelai and finished them. The sample knit is for Good Karma Farm, using their new sport weight yarn,… Continue reading Wednesday Projects and Books
A Swatch
I shared a photo in my post on Monday about my plans for different projects. Two of those yarn cakes are no longer sitting pretty on my desk. One turned into a finished object I'll talk about on Friday and the other I have been swatching. A friend and I indulged in yarn from a… Continue reading A Swatch
Obvious Issues
Here's the nitty-gritty: It's school vacation week. My brain is full. My knitting mojo is weak. It happens. I started working on a crochet washcloth just to have something to occupy my hands and do something creative. That seemed to have worked, because I'm now on cloth #5. This is my new "potato-chip" project, and… Continue reading Obvious Issues
Tiny Stitches
This week I picked up Stitches, by Anne Lamott. I was first introduced to her writing freshman year of college with Bird by Bird, a book that I think of often and really should reread. (I think it was a social justice class. I also read Amazing Grace in that class which was phenomenal.) I… Continue reading Tiny Stitches