I HATE the toes. It’s funny: if you knit socks toe up, you can knit till you run out of yarn. On the other hand the toes are really tiny and tight and the first stitches. If you knit socks top down (my favorite way) then those damn toes are boring knitting and the only [...]
The wonderful thing about Tiggers….
One of my very good friends in LA is about to have a baby. Well ok, it’s probably his wife about to have a baby, but that’s just semantics, right? Anyway, they’re due to have a little boy in August. I’ve been dying to knit a baby blanket for them since I found out she [...]
On Midwestern Weather
After I discuss the phenomenon of “Hail Damage” sales. Him: Are you going to buy a car at the sale? Come on – you need a sportscar or something for the non-hail days! Me: For the 3 days a year I won’t either dent from hail, freeze from ice or cook like an egg from [...]
The Reads
I confess I haven’t been reading too much lately because I’m swimming in things I want to knit, and unfortunately, the more complicated the pattern, the less able I am to read while I knit. Reading is also a solitary activity, and while I love it, I also enjoy spending time with Wes, so I [...]
Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Our garden seems to be growing! We can already smell the basil (the big green and purplish plans) and the chives. The only one that hasn’t grown too much yet is the parsley (that’s still domed). I can’t wait to harvest though, because every now and then I get wafts of wonderful herb goodness. It’s [...]
Stuck in my head all night long.
Mairsy doats and dosey doats and liddle lamsy divy.Kiddley divy do, wouldn’t you, wouldn’nt you? If the words sound queer and funny to your ear,A little bit jumpy jivey, sing:Mares eat oats and does eat oats, andLittle lambs eat i-ivy, oh… Mairsy doats and dosey doats and liddle lamsy divy.Kiddley divy do, wouldn’t you, wouldn’t [...]
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
Today I started a new job. We’re not sure yet if it’s permanent – he and I are using a few months to test drive on both our ends. It was, as first days go, exhausting. There is a lot to learn, and he doesn’t seem to have too much time to teach it (he’s [...]
Bigass Update
I arrived home last night after a great week at home and have lots and lots to tell! I flew home Tuesday evening and arrived just around the same time as my sister. Dad picked us up at the airport and took us home where we slept in the same bedroom and talked all night [...]
Still Alive.
Believe me, I have lots to post and pictures to boot. But for now let me just say that the Midwest appears to be undergoing some kind of havoc since I left. Behold: my friend Amber’s house. But wait, there’s more. Shakey bakey Midwest quakey.
How do you pronounce these?
Today I finally finished my Pomatomus socks (it rhymes with Hippopotamus) and I am so in love with them I can’t stand it. Without further ado, the pics and the specs: The Pattern: Pomatomus by Cookie A. (found on Knitty.com) The Yarn: Dream in Color Smooshy in Blue Lagoon from MisKnits. The Needles: Magic Loop [...]
