Oh, wow. It’s been a while. Well, I guess that’s just how it goes. Anyway, here’s my justification: aside from selling books, I’ve been working on making money from my knitting. That’s right, Knits With Carrots is slowly but surely making its way to the necks of people near you. My first design (!) is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘knitting’
Reckless Abandon
Posted in knitting, tagged business, crafting, creativity, knitting, neckwarmers on October 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Signs of Life
Posted in knitting, tagged art, flowers, knitting, purple, sock yarn, Spring on March 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Warming Winter White
Posted in knitting, tagged flowers, knitting, lace, shawl, wedding, white on February 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’m loving how the narcissus flowers I bought at the farmers’ market perfectly match the lace shawl I’m knitting right now.
They both remind me of whipped butter, or clouds — a warm white color.
See the little leaf in there? See it?
The knitting is a lace shawl for a friend’s wedding. Pattern is Nightsongs, and yarn [...]
Resolved
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2009, books, crafting, eating, knitting, New Year's, reading, resolutions on December 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
My New Years’s Resolutions are a break from the past — instead of resolutions that I’ll fall out of by February and feel guilty for all year, these are designed to be nice and compassionate with myself, and focus on cultivating this I already like about myself and do regularly.
So.
1. Take another stab at the [...]
NORO: Not Optional to Resist Opportunity
Posted in knitting, tagged knitting, noro, scarf, color, sparkles, hell yes on December 3, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Here’s a little logic exercise for you.
A. If it’s Noro and sparkly, then hell yes.
B. It’s Noro Aurora.
C. It’s sparkly.
D. On sale at the yarn store
Therefore: Hell yes.
Premise D wasn’t necessary, but sure was the deciding factor.
Behold the Multidirectional Scarf, knit in Noro Aurora on size 5 needles. I don’t think I’m capable of not [...]
Apologies!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blog, embroidery, knitting, sick, Thanksgiving on November 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Hi guys. I feel like I need to apologize for the blog sucking lately. I guess, in my defense, there are a few reasons:
1. Sick. Everyone at my work has had the same crud, and I caught it. Yuck! I’ve been watching West Wing.
2. Haven’t been knitting, mostly because it’s dry. I feel like I [...]
Knitterly Update
Posted in embroidery, knitting, tagged Cascade 220, embroidery, knitting, moebius knitting, October Lady Sweater, projects, puppies, scarves, stripes, sublime stitching on November 12, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Hi… so… I know it’s been a while… but I promise… I’m still knitting.
Witness:
The February/October/November? Lady Sweater now has a sleeve. I’m really languishing on the second one (ain’t that the way?) but I’m hoping that scoring some buttons soon will inspire me. Goal is to have this done for the boy’s performance, which approaches [...]
Book Review: Knitting for Good
Posted in knitting, tagged Betsy Greer, book review, books, crafting, happy things, knitting, knitting for good, love, politics, reviews on November 11, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’ve spent the past few days working through my copy of Knitting for Good, by Betsy Greer of Craftivism. (This is one of the benefits of working in a bookstore!) I’d like to fill you all in on what a great book this is, and some of the reasons why I think it’s a really [...]
Anatomical Knitting and Vegan MoFo Cookbook
Posted in cooking, food, knitting, vegan, vegetarian, tagged cookbook, knitting, recommendations, Vegan MoFo, vegetables on October 13, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I was wandering outside today, and guess what I found hiding in the rosebushes?
What IS that? Is it trying to camouflage itself, or does it just have a special affinity for flowers and bad metaphors?
…okay, you’ve got me. I knit a uterus.
A friend of mine is having some uterine trouble, so I did the obvious [...]
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