End of the Year as We Know It

Sigh. Usually, my year in summary forward thinkingness and nostalgia are posted the first day of the year. It is now, officially, day 2 of 2010. First, I have to say, 2010 is the END of the decade, not the beginning. I am solid on this. I refuse to admit otherwise. Nothing can change this [...]

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It’s Creation

“The opposite of war isn’t peace. It’s creation.” Jonathan Larson Creation inspires. However, people traditionally think of the creation of art in terms of galleries and theaters. Art can be found in even the most mundane of activities. Art is life. Life is art. All of this is true. However, recently, I mentioned my participation [...]

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How the Poodle Got Her Mojo Back

Ahhh, knitting. To borrow from Homer Simpson, “the cause of and solution to all of life’s problems.” Ever since the energy sucking Gremlin came along back in June, knitting has been activity non grata over here. Who knew that once you got pregnant all those plans for baby sweaters and baby booties and all sort [...]

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Elegant Trust

Ever notice that occasionally, something comes along that has the most amazingly simple construction and yet it makes you rethink architecture? The Roman arch, for example. The act of putting stone into the rounded shape that built the aqueducts. The construction is simple. It’s utilitarian. It’s perfect. This is the best description of Twisted from [...]

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You Intarsia, You Brought ‘er!

A few years ago, I spent a summer working and living in Washington, DC. Granted, I was young and naive. For some reason, however, the “poker! you poke her! you brought her!” joke was hysterical. It remains so to this day. I can explain it not. Once I began working intarsia, all I could hear [...]

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Birth of a …

baby blanket and a dynasty, all in one night. Tonight I finished the baby blanket from hades. It was miles (ok, only inches, maybe even feet) of stockinette. Yet, for the last few months, it has mocked me. It mocked everything I want, am working towards, am worried about, and don’t have yet. It took [...]

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Musicalknitty

Ever since I picked up yarn and needles, I found that knitting, albeit something I don’t do every day, fulfills a need within me. I’ve tried to determine exactly what it is about knitting that intrigues and captures my imagination so much. A few months ago, in an online knitting group, one of the women [...]

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Just Another Manic Sunday

The simple cabled gauntlets are finished! They’re squishy and soft. The cabling was pretty easy. As today was hectic beyond all reason, this post will be short. The second gauntlet’s thumb came out much better than the first one’s. I managed to pick up the stitches without creating a gap. I managed to do the [...]

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Finishing Off the Week

Sunday the cabled fingerless gloves were started. The pattern is easy. However, this involved a lot of “firsts” for me. First time I used DPNs. First time I did a fully cabled project. First time I did a gusset. Some of the firsts worked out better than others. I can’t find any ladders from the [...]

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Sunday Sale Surprises

I loves me some good alliteration, and since today is Sunday and the sale was a surprise, I couldn’t help but post under this title. kNew England Knitter sent me the email last night that an LYS was having a 25% off sale. Now, I’ll admit to having my own set of issues with the Unnamed [...]

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