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Have I been trapped in a black hole? A time warp? A malfunctioning TARDIS? Who knows. What I can say is that I was absolutely astounded to see that I had not posted for over 2 months. In that time, The Poetry Society’s Knit a Poem project was completed, my home got a new look […] Your needles move me.Secret poem, coming aliveOne letter apiece. – Karen B. Thanks to Mason-Dixon Knitting, I came across The Poetry Society’s “Knit a Poem” project. According to the site, letters are being knit and crocheted by hundreds of hands, with the hope of being assembled into a still-secret poem by October 2009. They apparently […] It took me months to complete and I had to battle back against the boredom slog through every stitch in the middle, but I am pretty pleased with how things turned out. All the mother-to-be asked for was a kelly green hat. I thought to myself, “A hat’s not nearly enough,” and that’s how a […] Thunder and lightening and sheets of rain put me in the mood for some simple knitting with old mystery movies as the backdrop. At present, I’m working on three different projects – a scarf, a baby blanket and this blue garter stitch kerchief: Sock Hop yarn with matching OPI enamel in “Yoga-ta Get This Blue!” […] When I was in my early teens, my friends and I would go downtown to the movies. Any remaining money we had would be pooled to buy munchies and drinks at the corner snack shop. I always remembered this place because it was a remnant of a bygone era, with its huge neon sign above […] I may have had a major case of timorous writers block, but I certainly did not get bottled up on the crafting front. Hats, neckwarmers, a scarf – even a New Year’s trip to Toronto – they all kept me busy. There are a couple of other items in the works but this will do […] If you’ve ever been away from something for a long time, you’ll understand when I tell you how difficult it becomes to return to it. When it came to relating crafting stories, I felt dried up; choking on the sameness and wanting something else. I kept waiting for the spark of inspiration or the kind […] DetailsPatterns: Baby Jumper (off-site) and Toes-ty (off-site) baby socksYarn: Malabrigo chunky, 1.5 skeins in dusty pink; Lorna’s Laces bulky, .25 skein in natural.Needles: Size 9 US dpns and 20″ circularMods: The jumper pattern called for much bulkier yarn and size 17 US needles. I cast on the number of stitches for size 3 to […] The Chicago Marathon was held this past weekend. This fall tradition brought over 45,000 runners of all skill levels right past my home. See, I happen to live along the last leg of the 26.2 mile course. You reach my pad, the race is almost over! Relevance? I’m simply trying to draw a parallel between […] It’s a disconcerting sound and feeling, that “Oh, crap!” popping twinge of something anatomically out of place. When you’re this|close to finishing another little doodad, you just suck it up and deal with the consequences later. I might have been pushing a bit too hard but I think this headband was worth it. Specs:10 grams […] |