nerd knits

It’s what I’ve been wanting, what I’ve been hoping for, what I’ve been working towards. I’m a traditional girl (in some few, select ways,) and I’m pleased to pieces that my life is finally coming together the way I’ve always wanted. I have the husband, we’re looking for the house, then we start the family. [...]

Since I spent a good chunk of the day dealing with doctor-type stuff, a doctor-type stuff post is what you get. As you may or may not recall, I have a slight headache problem. To summarize the linked post, I have a headache. I’ve had a headache every day of my life since my first [...]

No, no…I didn’t forget to spin last week. I spun my little heart out on Thursday. I forgot to post about spinning last week. I was getting into bed Friday night when I realized that I needn’t have exposed my little indiscretion at all. Silly me. This is pencil roving of some unknown fiber, from [...]

I am a monogamous knitter. I like having only one project at a time. They go faster, they capture my imagination more completely. Even when I’ve tried to supplement very complicated knitting with very easy knitting (say, having a lace project at home but carrying a sock in my purse) I usually end up neglecting [...]

This last weekend marked my third successful venture up to the Estes Park Wool Market. I am proud to say that not only did I manage to not come home with a fleece (don’t worry…Anne filled the vacuum of not-fleece-buying,) I also did not buy any more cobweb-weight lace yarn from Skaska. I was the [...]

All that codswollop of serenity in socks? Fuck all that bullshit. A pure knitting joy ’til stimied for two hours. Damn counting error.

(Get it? Applause? Clap? I crack myself up.) Finally, finally – my clapotis, my camera, the sun and I were all in the same place at the same time. Pattern: Clapotis, by Kate Gilbert Yarn: Brooks Farm Four Play Needles: Knit Picks Options, US size 9 Modifications: I added in a couple (two? three?) middle [...]

Mmmm, plying. I’ve gotten the impression that some (many? most?) spinners don’t like plying. I may be pulling that completely out of my ass, but I seem to recall that while they like spinning the singles, there are quite a few knitters who would rather skip the plying part. I may also be totally off [...]

Good news: found time to spin. Bad news: lost time to blog. Good news: expect to be home, camera in hand, during daylight hours tomorrow. Bad news: still can’t figure out an outfit that Clapotis matches. Good news: going to Estes on Saturday. Bad news: some of my favorite people won’t be there. Good news: [...]

The Clap is – as you may have guessed from the appearance of a new sock – done, but taking good pictures requires daylight, and daylight requires getting home before 10:00 pm, which I have not managed yet this week (tomorrow’s not looking good either.) As such, I am a bit adrift as far as [...]