Month: February 2010
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Charting a day with Taj…
I adore faculty work days. The entire building is empty of rambunctious kids and I can actually get a ton of work done in the quiet. That is, unless I’m babysitting my boss’ dog, Taj, who might be the greatest big lap dog ever. She makes it known when she wants a little lovin’, and…
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Worming its way into my heart…
Thanks to the inspiration I mentioned earlier, last night I began creating my own Sandra Juto sytle scarf–only I think I’m going to make mine longer, rather than a circular scarf or “neck worm”, as Sandra calls them herself. Or should I make it more like these? I love love love the way its turning…
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It’s a romp in the shop! New item added…
There’s a new listing in the shop! The Ruffle Romp is a crochet ruffly cowl I created about 2 years ago and I just unearthed it from a box of samples and decided to list it in the shop. Quite frankly, I forget I even came up with it in the first place. It’s really…
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Drooling over Japenese Textile Yarns…
How badly do I want to go promptly and buy a whole carton of Habu Textiles Yarn? That badly. I’d love to create a Japanese style felted scarf with some of their Stainless Steel (gush!) in some kind of gray or white colorway because I’d love to be able to say I’ve attempted (how well…
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Pottage…
I’m trying desperately to usher in Spring and liven up my life and knock off this February rain, which means potting some house plants in bright ceramic pots in the hopes the weather will respond in a similarly bright fashion. My African Violets haven’t bloomed in awhile, which leaves me a bit worried and perhaps…
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Refresh my wallet with bills…
I am addicted. And its a cheap addiction. Lately, I’ve been washing my scalp with the amazing Trader Joe’s Refresh Citrus Shampoo, and at just about $3 a bottle, its magic I say! Magic. There’s nothing I’ve wanted more than for my hair to smell of oranges. Natch, I’ve achieved my goal and can now…
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Scenes from my stash…
I don’t think there’s a standard worsted weight yarn I adore more than Malabrigo Merino. The slight color changes in the solids are incredible, adding an element of detail so subtle yet striking I can’t imagine knitting with anything else when the pattern calls. Snips of Malabrigo dot my desk at home; Frank Ochre and…
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Rav-Olympics!
Photo Credit: Motoya Nakamura for The Oregonian/2005 Have you started the Rav-Olympics? We’re halfway through, already! If you are unfamiliar with the Rav-Olympics, essentially its a knit-a-thon during the 2 weeks the Olympic athletes descend on the host country to battle against the world’s best. The goal: to knit up something super ambitious during that…
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Gee, tea…
I’m really curious to try some tea dyeing. I’ve never done it before and have dreams of gorgeous tea dyed cotton circular scarves and the like. Perhaps I can convince my friend Mackenzie, who will be featured in a regular column here in this space, to give it a whirl with me some Sunday when…
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Publick Notes…
If you read this blog on the reg, you know I like a good beer. An oft frequenter of my local pub, Publick House Provisions in Washington Square, I like to scribble down beers I’ve tasted and feature them in my “Publick Notes” so I can keep track of it all. It’s so easy to…
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Inspiring Lil’ Worm…
Photo Credit: Sandra Juto The ever-amazing Sandra Juto, whose blog I follow religiously, is producing these adorable little scarflets she’s calling Neck Worms. And they have inspired me to make my own scrap garter stitch scarf. I have loads of half skeins, etc., laying around, and it would be perfect for them–not that I really…
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Cobble together yourself quite a holiday…
Might I suggest spending your holiday doing a little cooking and baking? It’s President’s Day, which means a day off from work, and a pretty descent wind is whipping (as well as some rumblings of snow coming), so there’s no excuse not to hunker down in the kitchen, create something tasty, and pick up a…
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