*squees, dances* I got a package in the mail this morning, and it had yarn in it! Yes, the Lisa Souza sock yarn in the “Violet’s Pink Ribbon” colourway arrived this morning and I’m in love. The colours are vibrant and gorgeous, and it’s soooooo soft. I just couldn’t stop touching it or rubbing it… Continue reading Small Victories
Well, Christmas is over and it’s official: I didn’t get Dad’s socks done in time. Oh well. He doesn’t mind, so I don’t, really. At least I’ve got most of the way up the leg on one and finished the toe on the other, and now I can actually work on them at home in… Continue reading Holiday Wrap-Up
Well, it’s less than 36 hours before the presents get opened, and…I’m pretty much screwed. Grandma’s Feather and Fan socks are finished at least, but not even the first sock of my Dad’s pair are done yet. About a week ago I was going to blog about how I was nearly done the second of… Continue reading Well, it’s less than 36 hours before the presents …
…like the fact that while I’ve been doing short-row heels since January, I apparently do them wrong. Or at the very least, half-assed. This is likely because back in January when I was working on my second pair of socks using the short row heel, I was at my best friend Amanda’s house in Pickering… Continue reading You Learn Something New Every Day
Well, things were going really well on the Felted Manpurse, at least until last night. By about 10:30 last night I’d gotten it to the stage you see here, with the body done and about halfway done the flap. Great progress! Sure I’d be finished in time to felt it and block it while drying… Continue reading A Minor Setback
Well I made it through the two convocation ceremonies, and I have to admit I only brought out my knitting once. I’m sorry, but the Acting President’s speech was long and boring as hell the first time, sitting through it the second time and not knitting would have been impossible. And at least I didn’t… Continue reading Well I made it through the two convocation ceremon…
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