finished!

I bound this shawl off the same evening I finished my last paper.  It was quite a day for finished projects.
This a pretty straightforward project: stockinette until I got bored; a simple eyelet and garter-ridge pattern repeated a few times until I started to run out of yarn; a garter-stitch border to keep the edges [...]

I really need to take some pictures.

Until I do, this is all I have: some Trekking 6-fach, destined for a pair of Gentleman’s Fancy Socks.  These are a gift, and though I don’t know the gentleman in question very well, I hope he’s not too fancy for some quick-and-easy socks.  But when is Nancy Bush ever not the answer?
Actually, in the [...]

this always happens

I think of my best answers much too late.  Only not, since it’s my blog.
But seriously, “favorite movies” and I forget all about my major old Hollywood crushes?!
I can only beg a writing-induced weakness of the mental facilities.
His Girl Friday is awesome.  So awesome, in fact, I want to be Hildy Johnson when I grow [...]

more boring shawl progress.

Again, the title says it all.  I’ve mixed things up a bit, though, by adding some texture.  So far, I’m liking the pattern: it’s both simple enough for my tired brain and looks good with the yarn.  Not sure what I’ll do for the edging yet.  But since I’ve only just started the second skein [...]

paper clips

The gems of my collections: past and present.
I am such a dork.

boring shawl progress.

The title pretty much says it all.
There hasn’t been much knitting going on around here, to which the slow growth of the as-yet-unknown shawl forelornly bears witness.  I still love the yarn and the little squirrel bag it all fits into so nicely, though.
The good news: on Monday I finished one paper, weighing in at [...]

85/15

As much as I love the kid silk haze, it’s not all that easy to knit.  Lots of mohair fluff wrapped around a tiny lace-weight silk thread … in short: a disaster waiting to happen if the knitter is less than attentive.  Unfortunately, that pretty much describes my state of mind lately when it comes [...]

going local

I visited the farmers’ market over the weekend and stumbled upon some lovely local yarn.
Cindy’s Treasures yarn is not only handspun and hand-dyed from her own fiber animals, but the ranch is just a couple of miles up the road in Kalama.  (I heard Kalama High School was filmed for the Twilight movies.  Don’t know [...]

hybridity v.3

pattern: Springtime Bandit hybrid (one leaf repeat + edge chart)
yarn: Colinette Jitterbug in Vincent’s Apron (approx. 1.25 skeins/400 yards)
needles: US8/5.00mm circs
size: 54″ wingspan, 23″ deep at center
started: May 11, 2009
finished: June 6, 2009

As you might infer from the yardage, this turned out kind of small.  So I blocked the bejeezus out of it … and, [...]

limited knitting content

So, I’m back at home.  Trying to write. Writing.  Catching up on some sleep and relaxation.  And I don’t know why I’m compelled to write about being at home, but I am.

You see, I spent my high school years plotting my escape.  Our guidance counselor told us not to worry about college: it was too [...]