http://pointysticks.net Read as an ordinary housewife melts down and pokes at people with her knitting needles Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:43:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There was a time when it took less than an hour to make Lexi a pair of socks. Baby feet are that small. Now she's a big girl, and at the end of this summer she'll be a whopping 5 years old. Now it takes a dedicated evening to come up with ... http://pointysticks.net/2008/06/07/gray-socks-little-feet-and-a-wide-world/ 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 ... http://pointysticks.net/2008/06/06/otedama-ojami/ I'm having so much fun making vinyl bags for two very good reasons: Doesn't take long No shopping for supplies I made this one with the idea of a light duty tote, something that I take to the library on a rainy day and use to carry home a few paperbacks. I was ... http://pointysticks.net/2008/02/02/another-tote/ Craft withdrawal symptoms may include: Dizziness Nausea Vomiting Loss of Bladder control Uncontrollable urge to clean and decorate Okay, maybe we can skip loss of bladder control. I did dig out some of my vintage aprons and hang them on the wall, after cleaning the closet. Tacking the aprons to the wall looked off. A little clothes-line ... http://pointysticks.net/2008/02/01/craft-withdrawal-symptoms/ For some reason (probably because I'm very awesome) someone has decided to add this blog to StumbleUpon, which completely freaked me out because the day before yesterday I had 14 hits. I figured the stats were wrong. They weren't. I've been Stumbled. Stumblers ROCK! (But you already knew that didn't you?) Post most horrifying ... http://pointysticks.net/2008/01/25/do-i-need-a-manifesto/ 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 ... http://pointysticks.net/2008/01/24/ooh-a-picture/ I know, it's not my usual sewing mantra, usually I manage to put so many straight pins in a project that I need to grab the wire cutters in order to extract a few when I'm finished. But tonight I managed to sew a clear vinyl bag from some clear vinyl ... http://pointysticks.net/2008/01/24/dont-pin-anything/ My nephew requested not one, but two knit items. Requested. That's cool stuff right there, having a last minute knit request from a teenager. Of course we can't do anything that isn't video game related, he wants a hat and bag like Link's from Legend of Zelda. I have the bag ... http://pointysticks.net/2007/12/16/joys-of-the-season/ Let me warn you that the images contained in this post might shock you. I've been there and seen it with my own eyes, I've stood in the dark shadow of the craft stash and felt it's powerful beckoning first hand. Let's start with what can be seen from the doorway. ... http://pointysticks.net/2007/11/13/the-craft-pitcher-plant/ Lexi has been making everyone pony bead necklaces for a while now, so Matt bought her some smaller beads and I volunteered a ball point craft needle, and she's been quite busy making elastic and plastic bead bracelets and necklaces. So far, I'm the only human that she's deigned to ... http://pointysticks.net/2007/11/08/im-being-spoiled/