I’ve been working diligently on my Tamale Pie socks, so much so that I suffered a good quarter inch stab wound on my right index finger (my needle pushing finger).  Those Knit Picks needles ARE sharp!  This morning I pulled my sock out of the bag to knit a few rows and found this: Apparently [...]

Focused, I tell you! Focused!!!

I have to be focused, and let me show you why.  Look what arrived in the mail yesterday from Abby. This is what I saw when I first unfolded the batt. Then I saw this. Then I unfolded it all the way and saw this.  Couldn’t you just EAT it?!?!  She said she was sending [...]

Cast off, cast on

I’m channeling The Karate Kid but in reverse.  As soon as I cast off my Chevron Scarf, I cast on for socks. Stripey socks.  Wool socks.  Spun from Abby’s Luxury Sock Batts in the Tamale Pie colorway. Nevermind about the 2 pair of socks that are 3/4 done.  I wanted to knit this yarn even [...]

This post is brought to you by the letters “f” and “o”

and by the color….er….ahem…..um….you pick one! Sorry for the crappy indoor photography shots, it’s really overcast today.  Here are the specs: Chevron Scarf knit with two contrasting colors of Koigu.  I don’t know the color numbers but might be able to find a tag if someone really needs to know.  Size 3 needles.  Unblocked – 54″, [...]

camping pictures

This weekend we took Drew to his favorite campsite on the Pinhoti Trail.  The hike in was only three miles and was an easy hike, but I think with the 30 lb. backpack I was carrying, it qualifies for my required hour of cardio, at least! Here are just a few pictures. If you want [...]

There I go again

making more yarn I don’t have time to knit! I can’t help it!  I love, love, love it!  It’s soft!  It’s squishy!  It’s balanced even though I put a lot of twist in the singles and a decent amount of twist in the ply!  It’s girly colors!  It’s….only 175 yards.  Hmph.  But wait.  People have [...]

too tired to blog

Boot Camp, Day Three.  Getting up at 4:15 is beginning to wear on me.  I’m tiiiiiiiiired!  Can’t focus on anything.  Actually pulled my Rambling Rose cardigan out of its “hold” bag last night, tried for three seconds to figure out where I was in the shoulder decreases, realized it was beyond my mental capacity and [...]

Bloggers are the nicest people!

Thank you guys, for all the kind words and encouragement!  I know a lot of snarkiness has been going around Blogland and I have to say I’m really happy not to have experienced it.  Everyone who comments here has always been super-nice and I really, really appreciate that.  I mean, I can’t believe anyone reads [...]

Boot camp: Day One

If I said it wasn’t tough, I’d be lying.  What made it much tougher was the iced coffee I had at 7:00 last night, which kept me tossing and turning all night long, looking at the clock every hour and getting more and more anxious as morning approached – three more hours to sleep!  Close [...]

it doesn’t FEEL like Friday the 13th…

and I hope it doesn’t start to feel like it!  I am really looking forward to this weekend!  I’m going to cook a bunch of healthy foods to eat next week to take out any guesswork that might result in poor choices.  I’m going to work on some fibery projects, maybe spin the Wensleydale I [...]

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