The button band was picked up, knit, and bound off in a surprisingly short amount of time. All that’s left is the seaming, the blocking, and sewing on the buttons. I rule.
But, you know, I think you’ve all seen enough of that damn sweater. How about something a little cuter?
Danae (I think) being all adorable. [...]
Finishing the body of a sweater with raglan shaping is like running downhill;
the further you get, the faster you go, and the harder it it to stop.
It is soooo past my bedtime.
Can we talk about Sock Summit for a minute?
I’m a little anxious.
(I’m sure that those of you who’ve been around here for a while having been expecting this post. If I can’t go to a simple lace knitting class without totally losing my shit, did you really think I’d survive an out-of-town convention without incident?)
A [...]
So it begins.
Decimal is now officially a non-mobile project – I can’t exactly stuff it into a purse any more, even with a purse as big as mine.
I figured this part would be horrendously slow, and it is, but it isn’t. I mean, yeah, sure, it’s nearly four hundred stitches a round, but there’s so [...]
This weekend, my husband drew a dragon:
my nephew turned two:
and I snuck in as much knitting as I could manage:
First sleeve finished, second sleeve going surprisingly fast for being a second sleeve. A little bit furter and I get to add all this together and start the exciting but herculean task of getting through the [...]
…you have a weekend chock full of fun things that you really want to do…
…but part of you just wants to stay home and knit on your sweater all weekend.
Have a good one, whatever you end up doing.
Sometimes, things just don’t add up.
The instructions can be summarized as follows: over 153 stitches, count one section of fourteen stitches, place marker, mark off nine sections of fifteen stitches each, then knit the last four stitches in pattern. Sounds good, until you get to the end of the row and find only three stitches [...]
I had some concerns.
I am very good at ignoring concerns, at pretending that everything is hunky-dory, and stumbling blindly forward until the world comes crashing down around me. It’s a problem, and I’m working on it.
I kept looking at Decimal, spreading it out, folding it up, and the whole time thinking to myself “this is [...]
I mentioned to Bradon today that it is my intention to have Decimal finished and ready to take with me to Sock Summit in two weeks. He gave me that look he reserves for when my crazy is showing, and I have to admit that it took me by surprise. Is it really so unbelievable [...]
When I got laid off, one of the first things I did was scour the internet, looking for free admission days to all the local museums and cultural centers. As long as I have lots of time and no money, I might as well take advantage of all of the wonderful opportunities that the Scientific [...]
