WARNING: This blog contains opinions, rants, and bad language and even a few moments of sincerity. Welcome to my world.
My folks are here from the States, and we’re having a great time. It’s always nice to see them and mom’s cooking just seems to make everything better. I’ve been spending as much time with them as possible, hence the lack of posting this week!
Meanwhile, I’ve been working on creating a little elf pattern for the past week, and so I had to come post now that he’s finished.... ...Read More
I started seeing a traditional Tibetan doctor who is giving me various potions that are supposed to stimulate my wind element and get me back on the road to good health. My GP rolls her eyes at such things and says in a condescending tone, “Well, if it makes you feel better, then that’s fine, I suppose.”
I do find it incredible that we in the West look at cultures that have been... ...Read More
I’ve been working on trying to design my own knit toy, and I tell ya, it’s so much harder than I thought it would be. Who knew there was so much math in knitting?? I’ve knit and reknit, calculated and recalculated, sketched and graphed.. you’d think I was building an aquaduct with all the engineering that went into my wee moggie.
So, I’ve completed what I think of as a rough... ...Read More
Who knew whales could knit?
A very short entry today with the funniest typo I’ve seen in a long time. (From the Knitting Daily email newsletter.)
Are you inspired by the stitches and patterns of Ireland, Scotland, and Whales? Pick up a copy of Traditional Lace Shawls and learn how to create the beautiful and timeless shawls of each region. Author Martha Waterman specializes in this handicraft... ...Read More
I keep telling myself that I gotta quit filling up my blog with knitting stuff, because my reader probably isn’t that interested in my knitting therapy.
However, my spirits have been buoyed so much by the silliness of knitting clowns and sheep, that I really can’t help myself.
Deniz asked me yesterday how I did these so fast, but it’s really just because they’re very small. I can... ...Read More
I can’t tell you how therapeutic it is to knit little creatures. You just can’t make a tiny little mouse tux and be worried or upset at the same time.
I decided that I wanted to have a go at making a Highland Cow. For those who have never been here, they look something like this:
For my effort, I modified Barbara Prime’s Cowboy pattern, added the shaggy hair and made long horns from a... ...Read More
I get to today’s quick tip by a long, circuitous route, but it bears explanation. First, I should start by saying that I generally try to be accepting and open in my relationships with other people. I’m not perfect, and so expecting them to be perfect doesn’t seem fair. Not only that, but approaching every human interaction with “Okay, but if you do x, y or z, you’re in big... ...Read More
(If knitting talk makes your eyes glaze over, at least skim down to the uterus at the bottom. Or not. Depending on how creeped out you are at the possibilities here.)
I’ve been experimenting with various needle sizes, types of yarn and ways of assembling the Barbara Prime knit sheep pattern and I’ve been having fun with these. I plan to make others of her patterns, and can start now that... ...Read More
Well, our power was out for several hours yesterday. Holy crap, it was cold!
So, I practiced knitting for a while, trying to learn to get my stitches just perfect. My sweetheart was looking at my little practice swatches in a slightly puzzled way, as though completely unable to understand the difference between each one while I groaned, “But the rows are so uneven!”
I’ve been making quite... ...Read More
Just a quick little post today. I have been knitting to ease the boredom of being 90% restricted to the horizontal position, and I found a pattern that was just adorable.
This little lamb took me one Star Trek movie and two episodes of NCIS to finish.
You can download this pattern free from Fuzzy Mitten. If you’re a knitter, you really should check out her site. She has a ton of really cute figures... ...Read More
I've blogged about many many things in many many different places all over the web. It's exhausting. So instead I'm bringing it all together in one place, and hope that those of you I know and love won't mind if I natter about techie stuff, knitting, writing, or crack some wiseass remarks about random topics. Let's call it... holistic blogging. 
