My sister sent me a link to a pattern she is using to make a knitted heart and hoping to teach her four year old daughter. She was struggling with some of the instructions so I, being me, thought “I could do better than that” so here’s my effort, which I think will be less… Continue reading Miriam's Heart
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Miriam’s Heart
My sister sent me a link to a pattern she is using to make a knitted heart and hoping to teach her four year old daughter. She was struggling with some of the instructions so I, being me, thought “I could do better than that” so here’s my effort, which I think will be less… Continue reading Miriam’s Heart
Dying Yarn
Well the yarn turned out looking lovely, and no, you can’t see it because it’s dark and I haven’t taken a picture of it yet. I’ll take one tomorrow in the daylight, I promise. I used jet black and burgundy to make solid stripes (if you can have such a thing) and dotted a mix… Continue reading Dying Yarn
Finishitis
I’ve been a hive of activity recently (can one person be a ‘hive’. I don’t think so. Forget that. I’ve been busy) finishing up projects. And starting them in some cases. And now I’m at a loss. I have no major project on the go and just a stuck sock (can’t remember what needle size… Continue reading Finishitis
Toe-Up Opals — Finished!
I started these socks (details at Ravelry) in December, as soon as I ripped open the package from my Secret Pal 11 pal. I paused a little after finishing the first sock, because I needed to make something decadent and delicate and self-pampering (not that these socks aren’t pampery). But recently it’s been cold here… Continue reading Toe-Up Opals — Finished!
Autumn Princess Cowl
I am really loving working on this. It is my first successful (to this point in a project) laceweight project. The pattern and the beading are just complex enough to keep me entertained but not so complex that I need to pay really close attention. Every fourth row is a pattern row and every fourth… Continue reading Autumn Princess Cowl
Opals
I decided to try to make some socks for the man with the iron feet, and went with a thin but tough sock yarn and tiny needles. (Did I mention that the yarn was black?). I got so bored that I made them too short and he doesn’t love them. We’ll see how long they… Continue reading Opals
Lovely Weather
For those in the temperate, Gulf Stream region, let me just point out that these are not warm, damp drops of water on my tree. No. These are chunks of ice. Driving around this morning, running some errands, I could see the trees and the long grasses in the park had been delicately frosted, and… Continue reading Lovely Weather
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggetty Jig
Well, I’m back in my own house after three weeks in my native land. It was cold and damp there, as expected in November, and it is colder and sharper here. I am sitting at the dining room table watching big fat Hollywood snowflakes drifting down to re-cover the fallen leaves that had just started… Continue reading Home Again, Home Again, Jiggetty Jig
Blogging From the BBC
Well, here I am, using the computers in the lobby of BBC Scotland to write this entry. I’m here to watch a taping of a John Barrowman hosted quiz show called The Kids Are Alright. The new building on Pacific Quay is lovely and they’ve laid on coffee and stuff for us to keep us… Continue reading Blogging From the BBC