I started these socks (details at Ravelry) in December, as soon as I ripped open the package from my Secret Pal 11 pal. I paused a little after finishing the first sock, because I needed to make something decadent and delicate and self-pampering (not that these socks aren’t pampery). But recently it’s been cold here… Continue reading Toe-Up Opals — Finished!
Category: projects
Autumn Princess Cowl
I am really loving working on this. It is my first successful (to this point in a project) laceweight project. The pattern and the beading are just complex enough to keep me entertained but not so complex that I need to pay really close attention. Every fourth row is a pattern row and every fourth… Continue reading Autumn Princess Cowl
Opals
I decided to try to make some socks for the man with the iron feet, and went with a thin but tough sock yarn and tiny needles. (Did I mention that the yarn was black?). I got so bored that I made them too short and he doesn’t love them. We’ll see how long they… Continue reading Opals
Lovely Weather
For those in the temperate, Gulf Stream region, let me just point out that these are not warm, damp drops of water on my tree. No. These are chunks of ice. Driving around this morning, running some errands, I could see the trees and the long grasses in the park had been delicately frosted, and… Continue reading Lovely Weather
Home Again, Home Again, Jiggetty Jig
Well, I’m back in my own house after three weeks in my native land. It was cold and damp there, as expected in November, and it is colder and sharper here. I am sitting at the dining room table watching big fat Hollywood snowflakes drifting down to re-cover the fallen leaves that had just started… Continue reading Home Again, Home Again, Jiggetty Jig
Blogging From the BBC
Well, here I am, using the computers in the lobby of BBC Scotland to write this entry. I’m here to watch a taping of a John Barrowman hosted quiz show called The Kids Are Alright. The new building on Pacific Quay is lovely and they’ve laid on coffee and stuff for us to keep us… Continue reading Blogging From the BBC
Knitting News
The hat above is my attempt to use my Dr Who charts for something that actually fits on my head. This one is made from Knit Picks Elegance (Coal and Cornflower) and I’m chuffed. I’m going to write up the pattern and make it available since the first version of this hat was such a… Continue reading Knitting News
Dopey
Ha. I had misunderstood how my web host deals with emails that come through my domain. As a result I kept on running out of space on my site, and my mail wasn’t getting delivered, even though I didn’t seem to have lots of mail cluttering up the place. Their technical support department is obviously… Continue reading Dopey
Mail Call
Everyone always complains that their mail is nothing but junk and bills. Well, I had a very interesting mail day today. First I had a letter from the daughter of the lady I knitted the prayer shawl for. I really hadn’t expected them to write thank you notes in the midst of everything else, so… Continue reading Mail Call
My First Car
When I was 23 and living in Boston, we had started thinking about getting a car in anticipation of our upcoming move to Pennsylvania. We had no money, but that never stops us, does it? We had credit cards and the promise of a well-paid job in the near future. I searched the papers and… Continue reading My First Car