Hush
So eventually the banging stopped and the painters went home (get your mind out of the gutter). A blessed hush descended, and the idea of doing something that required more than 45 seconds of sustained attention seemed less daunting. This wee tiny cuff was the result. You'll have to pardon the poor lighting in the photo. It's early morning, my office is dark, and the painters are back so I'm not dragging it outside to photograph (yarn and paint don't mix). It started because I was fiddling around trying to get the hang of the Italian cast on. That led [...]
Vaunt
So I lied. The plan had been to do these tomorrow. But in the interest of being all scholarly and productive tomorrow (a girl can dream), I'm doing them today. I'm pleased to present Vaunt. These are the latest in the ongoing attempt to find patterns that are subdued enough to appeal to both guys and girls but still interesting enough to not send the knitter mad with boredom. I think they hit the spot. Well, I think this pattern in this color hits the spot. One of the testers made them in a lovely pale purple that might not [...]
Inlay
I really don't like waiting. I'm bad at it. It makes me a tiny bit crazy (hey, maybe if I reload this page over and over and over the update will happen faster...hasn't worked yet, but I should still try because you never know when it might work). I'm an absolute delight on long car trips. But now the waiting is over. The socks that I started back when it was snowy, finished in March, and photographed in April...the socks that I thought were coming out on Monday...can now be shared. I'm pleased to present Inlay. And yes, I am [...]
Foliate
I, in a more or less unprecedented move, decided to spend a weekend away from the computer. Somehow I convinced myself that Friday counted as the weekend too. Now to be fair, it was odd. It made me feel kind of...itchy. But, it did prove a theory I've been wondering about. It turns out that the whole wide world doesn't end if I don't check my email/check ravelry/update this site for several consecutive days. I'm not sure I want to risk it again though...there could be some sort of cumulative effect. And now, to make it up to you, I'll [...]
Plicate
After much ado, I'm pleased to present Plicate. We had a little photo shoot yesterday, and Lauren deserves great acclaim for willingly donning wooly things on the first really scorching day of the year. I haven't the slightest idea how she managed. I was totally un-wool-covered, and I almost keeled over from the heat. On the off chance it's not too hot to even think of touching wool where you are (or, if you've given in and cranked up the a/c to the point where you're actually just a bit chilly), you can now make one of your own. It's [...]
Louche
Look, here I am again, three days in a row! That's nearly unheard of. (Really, I feel bad about my unexpected absence and I'm trying to make up for it. Don't expect it to last too long though, at some point I have to stop writing and actually knit, or else I'll totally run out of things to say.) And today, there's a pattern. I'm pleased to introduce Louche. I started these when were were on vacation in Nova Scotia. They sat, unfinished, uncomplaining, for months and months until I needed some soothing knitting. Then I remembered just how addictive [...]
Truckle
I know, you've been waiting for these for awhile. You guys totally talked me in to doing them. They started out as my 'too sick to think' socks. I really didn't think you would be interested in them, but it seems you like them! Of course the super-simple to knit socks turned out to be unexpectedly challenging to write up. Once the cold medicine-induced brain fog lifted, I got it figured out. Lots of lovely folks helped me test them to be sure that the instructions were clear. Then, well, then I stuck them in my 'to be photographed' basket [...]
Gnomon
I'm not quite sure how to say this. I haven't knit in, well, days and days. I think Wednesday was the last time I knit. That's four whole days with no knitting. Not a swatch, not a hat, not a sock, nothing. Part of it was that I burned my hand a bit (it's almost completely healed now, no worries). Part of it was that we got a new dining room table this weekend and spent nearly every waking moment either hauling it in and setting it up, cleaning up after that rather destructive process, playing games, or preparing and [...]
Not My Strong Suit
So the plan had been to put this pattern up on Monday. But it's ready now, and I don't really do patience if I can help it. Also, there might just possibly be something else going on on Monday that I'll want to squee about. So I'm putting it out now. Handy thing, making your own schedule. These are, of course, the magical, sanity-saving, purple hats. One is for me, and one has made its way into the post to head off to my mom. The first of these was cast on within hours of getting my hands on the [...]
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