ranco multy 301, originally uploaded by katie:m.
I think I have mentioned before that Araucania insists on tying their skeins in such a manner as to completely and utterly defeat my every attempt to wind them 1) into a single corresponding yarn cake or 2) in a timely manner. These skeins were almost my undoing.
Which is [...]
Main Entry: tan·za·nite
Pronunciation: \ˈtan-zə-ˌnīt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Tanzania, Africa
Date: 1968: a mineral that is a deep blue variety of zoisite* and is used as a gemstone
tanzanite, originally uploaded by katie:m.
This lovely yarn arrived in my mailbox yesterday — the perfect antidote to a tiring day of seminar and research work. Every time I consider cancelling my Booty [...]
blue damson, originally uploaded by katie:m.
You know what this means … furniture! And most of a Damson.
There doesn’t seem much to say about this project: yarn and pattern came together so well, it practically knit itself. Though luckily not, otherwise I would have missed out on the tactile pleasure of such super soft silky merino.
I’d never worked with Sundara’s yarn before: undoubtedly expensive, but, I would argue, definitely worth it. This [...]
How much do I love the Malabrigo sock? Well, to quote Elizabeth Barrett Browning might be a bit over the top … but headed in that general direction. On the wool spectrum, anyway.
I’m pretty sure I still love my kitty more. Unless she keeps waking me up in the middle of the night. Then the [...]
This is going to be a bit rambling.
Here’s my new yarn. I checked out the Haus of Yarn this afternoon, searching for some wooly love. Thanks to Jodi I found out about Ysolda’s new shawlette pattern. Obviously, I needed some yarn. And by chance, I decided on the very same shade used in the pattern. [...]
Alice and I are on our own today — my mom left this morning for the great northwest and a visit from my sister. Still no furniture, but I’m hopeful it might arrive next week. Air mattress living is undeniably luxurious.
To ease the transition back into my single life, I spent the morning on home [...]
We made it! My mom, my cat, and I pulled into town on Monday, picked up the keys, and got the air conditioning going. And though I don’t know my way around town and get lost every time I set foot on campus, I have found a local yarn store. So that’s handy.
Right now, we’re [...]
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