Doctor Hat Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. The new design that obsessed me for 24 hrs and then took a trip to the park with us today. Those who know Who, will know..
Category: Passions
All my posts about things-about-which-I-am-passionate-other-than-writing: you’ll find posts here on parenting, knitting, cooking, frugality, the environment, gardening and whatever else catches my eye this week.
Key Cover
Key Cover Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. Ha! I love having a useful hobby. The handle came off my car key. It’s one of those big black keys with electronics in it and a key part that whips out like a switchblade. It also had a handle on one end that let me attach it to… Continue reading Key Cover
Opal Brazil Socks on A Hayride
Opal Brazil Socks on A Hayride Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. I took my Autumnal Opals on a hayride today. They enjoyed it very much. Look, you can see how much this one was enjoying itself (the Left was a little camera-shy).
Trekking Cable Socks
Trekking Cable Socks Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. I must write up the pattern for these since they are the first socks I’ve made that I am unreservedly pleased with. They fit great (I like a short sock); I’ve finally learned what “pick up and knit” really means, which makes a huge difference to the quality… Continue reading Trekking Cable Socks
DEATH!
Aaarghhh! Death arrived in the mail today, from Wyoming , not the West Country as I had expected (I had read the sidebars of Yarn-Monkey’s site incorrectly). The socks are lovely, made of Plymouth Colorspun DK (75% Acrylic, 25% Wool), which means they’ll probably last longer than the ones I made. They fit perfectly and… Continue reading DEATH!
Death Becomes Her
I received a message from the assassin of my assassin (in Sock Wars, of course). “Jaycee is so very dead,” it read, “and we mourn her passing….but she died happily with alpaca/silk blend socks for her feet! Ah, it comes to us all. It just hasn’t come to me yet. I checked the package tracking… Continue reading Death Becomes Her
All’s Well
My poor victim contacted me this morning, as did her potential victim. The socks are in the mail. I’m still a terminal case, but I feel happier about it now that the system is working as it should. But then, I’m Roman Catholic, so you know, I like things to stick to their proper structure.
All's Well
My poor victim contacted me this morning, as did her potential victim. The socks are in the mail. I’m still a terminal case, but I feel happier about it now that the system is working as it should. But then, I’m Roman Catholic, so you know, I like things to stick to their proper structure.
Sock Wars – Deadly Weapons Done!
The socks, they are finished… OK, so it turns out I’m not dead until the socks arrive, so I kept knitting, hoping to take someone else out before I died, and look: I have. And they are not, as you might notice, stripey or in the least colourful. There were a few *ahem” hiccoughs in… Continue reading Sock Wars – Deadly Weapons Done!
Dead
Waaahh! I received an email this morning telling me that a pair of deadly socks are winging their way towards me even now. I was up until after midnight last night finishing Sock1 and casting on for the second. Oh, if only I had remembered to start on Friday…Nah, I still would have been dead.… Continue reading Dead