Key Cover Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. Ha! I love having a useful hobby. The handle came off my car key. It’s one of those big black keys with electronics in it and a key part that whips out like a switchblade. It also had a handle on one end that let me attach it to… Continue reading Knitted Key Cover
Author: JulieD
Adding Converts
I did it. It was my first time. I feel like a real grown-up knitter now. I taught my friend to knit. It totally did not push it. She came over (from the other side of the country, no less) and more or less instantly demanded that I teach her to knit. So I did.… Continue reading Adding Converts
Lorna's Laces Super Sock – Flame
I came home on a wet and dreary end-of-fall day to find a little package of loveliness waiting for me. It’s one of those moments when I want to drop everything (including two incredibly cute boys) and cast on. Then I remembered that once I had wound the Black Watch version of this I was… Continue reading Lorna's Laces Super Sock – Flame
Early Morning Writing
I woke up at 6.30 this morning, with no boys in sight or sound. I weighed the possibilities: go back to sleep for all of fifteen minutes, or get up and have a cup of coffee and a wee write, sitting at the dining table, watching the early morning light wash the sky/house line. I… Continue reading Early Morning Writing
My Stellar Clientele
I did this guy’s website. Think I should feature him a little less prominently in my portfolio?
Opal Brazil Socks on A Hayride
Opal Brazil Socks on A Hayride Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. I took my Autumnal Opals on a hayride today. They enjoyed it very much. Look, you can see how much this one was enjoying itself (the Left was a little camera-shy).
Trekking Cable Socks
Trekking Cable Socks Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. I must write up the pattern for these since they are the first socks I’ve made that I am unreservedly pleased with. They fit great (I like a short sock); I’ve finally learned what “pick up and knit” really means, which makes a huge difference to the quality… Continue reading Trekking Cable Socks
DEATH!
Aaarghhh! Death arrived in the mail today, from Wyoming , not the West Country as I had expected (I had read the sidebars of Yarn-Monkey’s site incorrectly). The socks are lovely, made of Plymouth Colorspun DK (75% Acrylic, 25% Wool), which means they’ll probably last longer than the ones I made. They fit perfectly and… Continue reading DEATH!
Death Becomes Her
I received a message from the assassin of my assassin (in Sock Wars, of course). “Jaycee is so very dead,” it read, “and we mourn her passing….but she died happily with alpaca/silk blend socks for her feet! Ah, it comes to us all. It just hasn’t come to me yet. I checked the package tracking… Continue reading Death Becomes Her
All's Well
My poor victim contacted me this morning, as did her potential victim. The socks are in the mail. I’m still a terminal case, but I feel happier about it now that the system is working as it should. But then, I’m Roman Catholic, so you know, I like things to stick to their proper structure.