Generally, when I mention stuff that I want on my blog, it’s a reminder to myself – as Christmas approaches, I make notes to myself about what to ask for, or if I get a bit of extra money, I can remind myself of things I’ve been lusting after.
And then, sometimes my friends leave me [...]
Last week sort of got away from me (as you may have noticed with the missing post last Friday,) but I did manage to get my spinning in.
And then tonight I finished the first of two bobbins of tussah silk singles. I’m finally working a fairly even single, but it’s soooo sloooow. The silk feels [...]
I totally get the glove thing now.
I mean, having gotten the sock thing, the glove thing wasn’t that far of a stretch…but this is my first ever pair of gloves, and I totally get it. I love these gloves. I haven’t even finished the first pair and I already want to start a second pair…for [...]
So, I took off from work an hour early today (grumblestupidDSTfalsealarmgrumble) and wow, what a difference that hour makes in my perception of how long my evening is! I wonder if maybe I should try getting into work earlier, so I can get home early every day.
…….nah.
I expected to come home, have dinner, and laze [...]
I’m so confused.
This morning I woke up at my normal time, ate breakfast, got ready, and went to work at my normal time.
I normally eat lunch at about 1:00. I was pretty hungry by the time my computer said 1:00, and eagerly got up to pop my lunch in the microwave. I noticed that the [...]
They just keep coming. For whatever reason, this year I’m knitting like a woman inspired.
What you see here is the beginning of a pair of Knotty Gloves for my sister-in-law. (I have one of those now! So cool!) Ever since I saw Margene’s pair, back in September, I’ve been haunted by the thought of how [...]
Dude…this is just too damn cool.
It’s really real. A scarf – spun, plied, cast on, knit, bound off, and ends woven in – all by these two hands that type these words.
It’s a little wonky, a little uneven, maybe even a little ugly…and it is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever laid eyes on.
You spinners [...]
I get home from an exhausting night of grocery shopping (seriously…when did food get so expensive?) and find myself thinking, man, I really don’t want to blog tonight. I’ve got nothing.
Then I fire up my e-mail and find that the wonderful taelixev has relieved me of the burden by dropping this little bit of awesomeness [...]
Oy.
My weekend was an endless emotional onslaught – not bad, necessarily, but full. Friday was, of course, the Mountain Goats concert, with opener Kaki King. Kaki is one of the most brilliant guitarists I have ever had the honor of hearing, and far and away the best I’ve seen play live. The Mountain Goats were [...]
Apparently some days you have it and some days you don’t. Yesterday? I had it. See all that nice, even spinning at the top of the bobbin? I rule.
Mostly I just took it nice and slow. Let’s hope I get lucky again next week.
Speaking of lucky…tonight I go see The Mountain Goats! Love! So excited!
Have [...]
