wip it out wednesday

Ha, I wonder how much more spam that title will generate!  Couldn’t possibly be more than what I’m currently getting.  I had no idea so many fetishes existed.  Ahem.
Okay, so thank you for all the comments on my last post!  I’ll have to keep that soap box handy; I enjoyed reading everyone’s opinions and I [...]

on obesity, the media, food conglomerates and choices

Carrie recently posted about obesity issues and rather than hijack her comment section with my own ramblings, I’m posting here.  Carrie posed the question:  Can people expect there to be consequences to the choices they make regarding what type of food they eat and the presence of exercise in their daily life.  Do you eat cheesecake or [...]

seaweed cowl

Did you know that cowls are the new scarves?  There’s a flickr group and a Ravelry group, and now I can contribute to both!

This is the Seaweed Cowl, which was knit in a few hours last weekend.  I used 50% silk, 50% wool yarn from Miss Babs and it was the perfect yarn for a cowl, the silk giving sheen [...]

what I’m thinking

1.  I’m getting a bit tired of working out every day.  I always feel better afterwards, but it’s getting to be monotonous.  The scale hasn’t budged since I got back to my pre-vacation weight, but my pants fit looser.  That’s something, right?  Still, if I could see a few pounds drop off, it’d do wonders [...]

Monkey see,

Monkey do, apparently.  Last week, Maryse posted a tutorial on jar dyeing.  Now, I’ve dyed in Mason jars before, but I used dye already dissolved in water, not sprinkled on the fiber and then steamed.  So of course I had to try it.

I got old school with it, using an enameled pot and a huge [...]

making yarn is a lot more fun than making copies

Have you guys heard of the Tour de Fleece?  It’s where a bunch of spinners decide to spin each day that the Tour de France rides.  Some make lofty goals at the outset, some are just hoping to meet the challenge of spinning on riding days.  ALL are flooding my bloglines with pictures of their [...]

flashback

When:  Middle of May
Where:  The local Home Depot
What:  A conversation between SB and I while in the checkout lane
SB:  20 packages of seeds?!?! 
Me:  Yes.
SB:  You don’t really need 20 packages of seeds?!?!
Me:  Yes.  Yes, I do.
SB:  …
Me:  Just wait and see.

And this is just the beginning.

EZ was a genius

Of course you all know who I mean by EZ, don’t you? 
Yesterday afternoon, I wanted to knit something.  Something quick, something not socks.  I’d cleared out my Ravelry queue earlier in the week and stupidly deleted a hat that I immediately then wanted to knit but I couldn’t remember the name of it.  I thought [...]

eye candy friday – beach sunset edition

Doesn’t matter how many times I see it

the sunset still takes my breath away

Have a wonderful weekend!
btw – I did not sew the collar on the sweater last night.  I’ve been influenced by all the participants of Tour de Fleece and their spinning pictures, so I spent the night spinning and watching Wonderfalls.  Only a [...]

I decided to take your advice

and I’m plowing ahead (knitting on?) with the sweater.  I whipstitched the sleeves together and tried it on and it wasn’t totally hideous so it continues to live.

Here’s what it looks like on Maude. It looks about the same on me.  Except for the flat torso, Maude has me beat there.  But I’m working on [...]

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