Tools at hand

It's not often I get someone ask me to knit for them.  At Sunday brunch, Trenton asked for a beanie in brown or off-white.  I happened to have a tape measure with me to measure his head, and I picked up some yarn I've been wanting

FO: Toasty Cardigan

After a lot of seaming work and sewing in countless ends, I have a completed cardigan, slightly cropped in length.  The sleeves are a bit tighter than I'd like but it fits well. Pattern: Rowan's Toasty Cardigan (no longer a free pattern) Yarn: DZined Wool/Hemp

Spinning FO: Ginger baby camel/silk

I got two 2oz braids of this amazing fibre in November 2011, intending to make a two-ply skein of light fingering weight yarn.  It came out a little thicker than I wanted but I have 296yds to play with. Fiber: Corgi Hill Farm baby camel/silk 50/50 blend in

FO: Fartlek hat

This is another hat from stashed yarn, another knitspot pattern, and I have to say, I'm not impressed with the pattern.  The hat came out fine after some blocking but I never thought I'd need to block a hat.  I mean, it's a hat,

For the love of fountain pens

When I was in school, fountain pens seemed to be required.  Everyone had them and you could always borrow a cartridge if your pen ran out.  Ink came in stubby blue or black cartridges and the pens had enough space to carry a spare cartridge in the barrel.  Occasionally a

FO: Mink Earflap hat

Started on Saturday at knitgroup and finished on Monday, this was a fast knit but the 1x1 cables were wearisome. Pattern: Ekaterin Slouch hat Yarn: Great Northern Yarns 70% mink 30% cashmere DK in Terracotta Needles: US5 Duration:July 7th to July 9th If I did this again I'

Plans and Previews

I'm currently reading (and annotating the glitches in) my 2011 NaNoWriMo novel with a view to finishing the story.  The last three chapters are missing and I need to tidy things up and put a pretty bow on them so I can put this project to bed.  It&

FO: Primrose Bamboo

Let's just say I had issues with this project.  With the yarn, with the pattern, even with the fibre the yarn was spun from. I've been annoyed at this fibre since I got it, because I ordered the Sunrise colour from Susan's Spinning Bunny,

2012 Tour de Fleece plans

I've done the Tour de Fleece in 2008, 2009, and 2011 and it's the biggest boost to my spinning productivity all year.  This year the Tour goes from Saturday June 30th to Sunday July 22nd, and my goals are: Spin every weekday of the Tour de

Dear Politicians

This is as political as I will get, and it nicely sums up my views: The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages