Well, you may have figured out by now that I write these Friday morning posts on Thursday nights. I’d say it might be obvious by the fact that the last few weeks I have been utterly unable to string two words together from all of the distracting activity here in the family room. Tonight, though, […]
Read More: Weekend FavoritesMonth: March 2013
Fit Your Knits
[Note: if you tried to click the link to the class and got an error, please try again. I’ve fixed the problem. Sorry for any inconvenience!] A long long, time ago… [oops, I almost just launched into the first verse of American Pie!] I was given the opportunity to take Stefanie Japel‘s Knit Lab: Fit […]
Read More: Fit Your KnitsSpring Saturn Sweater
The minute I finished Aidan’s blanket, I started this sweater for me. There are a lot of “firsts” for me in this sweater. For instance: the first sweater I ever crocheted the first sweater I’ve made in a cotton/seaweed blend the first multi-colored sweater I’ve made myself So, it’s been satisfying in terms of new […]
Read More: Spring Saturn SweaterWeekend Favorites
The other night I woke up at 3am and couldn’t get back to sleep. In that time, I wrote the introduction to this post, as well as two or three other complete posts in my head. Unfortunately, now that I sit down to actually write, all of those eloquent middle-of-the-night words have left me. Isn’t […]
Read More: Weekend FavoritesMarch 19th: a photo essay
One of the great things about blogging is that it keeps valuable records for me. For instance, I am able to verify that every single year since at least 2007, I have found March to be a particularly unlovable month. I wish I could say that all has changed. It would be lovely to say that in […]
Read More: March 19th: a photo essayA pressing need
You should have seen the state of the glass end table next to my favorite chair in the living room, after a week of breakfasting there. Crumbs are not my problem. Water stains from a sweating coffee press, on the other hand… A little spritz of glass cleaner and a wash cloth take care of […]
Read More: A pressing needFinishing the hexagon blanket!
Did you think this day would never come? It sometimes feels like that when you work on the same project for so many weeks! But here we are, the body of the blanket complete, perfectly rectangular, and ready for a decorative edge. As you can see above, I chose to do a granny-style border on […]
Read More: Finishing the hexagon blanket!Weekend Favorites
I have written and re-written my little introductory paragraph here about fifteen times. Some days, I just can’t seem to string a compelling sentence together. (usually those are the days that my esteemed family is nearby making all manner of noise. ahem.) I suppose it’s a good thing that I don’t really have to write […]
Read More: Weekend FavoritesFeeding frenzy
Time has gotten away from me this week. I always like to throw at least one post up here in between the blanket-making on Monday and the link-sharing on Friday, and I almost didn’t make it this time. I’ve been busy. I’ve been working on the blanket eBook, buying fabrics for new spring tops, getting […]
Read More: Feeding frenzyHow to make a straight edge on a hexagon blanket
Last week we covered how to deal with the big gaps on the sides of the blanket by filling them in with half hexagons. Today, we’ll talk about the zig-zaggy edges. By the time we’re done with this step, the blanket will be a perfect rectangle. If you look at the top edge of your […]
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