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Still, not sleeping gives me a chance to catch up on some of those yarn eating projects that I’d otherwise miss out on doing. Like making a pair of undies for Lexi’s baby in a gender neutral acrylic yarn. No embiggening needed for this picture, I think this is about all the hideousness of acrylic, [...]

Well, almost. My friend Opal sent me some delicious handpainted fiber in a care package which enabled my latest knitting project. Can you tell what it is? It’s a spiralling scarf. Constructed like a flat doily, the only difference is that I didn’t stop making sections when it reached a circle, I just kept knitting [...]

Not much to say about these socks, other than I could have used a better yarn, in a better colorway, and planned my knitting a little better. Oh, and the heels are very very pointy. I still have no clue as to why I bought that yarn in the first place. None. At least they [...]

I love otedama, don’t ask me to do it, I’m just an admirer. I am about as coordinated as a drunken moose. But I can make the ojami just fine which does take a little coordination, but at least when it comes to avoiding needle pricks and sewing my own thumbs into the bag I [...]

Matt surprised me by recanting his battery-less faith and acquiring batteries for the camera. Which means I can show you this little bag that I was rambling on about last night. I added the crochet top and yarn handles this morning (the fabric inside had to be stuffed in there otherwise it would have looked [...]

After searching high and low for the card of blue-gray buttons meant for Lexi’s frock, I gave up. As a parent though it’s possible to give up without giving in. For me this meant digging out the scraps and making two coordinating fabric covered buttons. Thinking I was really clever I measured, sewed and cut [...]

Adorable and not at all creepy. Just because it sits there and stares at me. Wearing the sweater I knit for it. Staring. Watching. Waiting.

Seriously, I finished the shawl. I even blocked it. It’s after 8 o’clock so the intended recipient is unavailable to model it. It’s past her bed time. Although it’s pretty heartening to hear, “That’s my beautiful shawl?” as I pin it to shape on the quilt. I think Lexi likes it. The yarn is handspun [...]

I’m working on the Flower Basket Shawl it’s a fun little knit, originally I planned doing it on size 5 needles using a single ply of yarn, but I ended up frogging it and using the doubled yarn on size 7s. As is it’s still a very small shawl but I plan on giving it [...]

I did that. I also made donuts, fry bread and crullers because I’m so talented. The socks are really nothing special, I’m pretty boring as socks go. Pink merino handspun, size 1 dpns, and a few evenings. They are a little baggy, but soft and comfy. Updating the blog and fixing the archives was a [...]