Since we usually spend Thanksgiving with my family, and Christmas with my in-laws, I’ve adopted the habit of getting my holiday gifts for my family ready for Thanksgiving weekend so I can deliver them in person. I’ve been working on the gifts for the past two months, but been unable to post since my wonderful [...]
The wild wild West.
Happy Holidays all! We just returned from my very favorite family holiday, the Stashbuckler Family Thanksgiving. There was beautiful weather, lots and lots of food, visits with friends, and catching up with family and it was much appreciated! Wes and I took off a week ago Saturday to drive out to Los Angeles. With no [...]
G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S
One final sweater porn post before I jump into new projects! A couple of people have asked me how I finished the areas that I cut. When I picked up and knit the button bands, I knit them double the length I wanted (I started in black, and switched to the red about halfway through). [...]
Steeking
Recently, I decided I was up for a new knitting challenge. I wanted to make a sweater and I was going to steek it. From Wikipedia: In knitting, steeking is a shortcut used to knit garments such as sweaters in the round without interruption for openings or sleeves until the end. After completing a tube, [...]
The Treadmill: My Arch Nemesis
I just managed to knit AND walk on the treadmill at the same time without killing myself. It’s just a feeling, but exercise might actually occur more often now.
Beautiful Fall.
This is, hands down, my most favorite part of living in the Midwest.
Halloween Hangover
Wow. So I intended to post for Halloween with my really cool stripey Spooktacular stockings. But then, well, this is all I’ve got: So this is the first Halloween that I partook of absolutely ZERO candy. On Saturday we went to my company picnic and enjoyed the breezy, slightly chilly but still sunny weather outdoors. [...]
