Do you swap?
In the world of knitting (for those not initiated), there’s this thing we call swapping. A swap is (usually) a one time event, spanning over several weeks, in which participants swap things. It can be single skeins of yarn, a […]
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Knitting in mixed company
A new yarn acquisition… I’m in the midst of a stream of houseguests for most of the month. Today is a day “off” after sending off my friend, Athena, before welcoming my sister-in-law, Emily, tomorrow. My other friend, Jasmine, was […]
I Could Make That!
I’ve pretty much decided I have a problem. You see, I love shopping. Not that I buy much, but I enjoy it. I like going into stores, especially, to look at knitwear. Sometimes, I’ll see something really neat and wonder […]
Woeful thumbs and other events
I spent a good part of the beginning of my holiday weekend knitting. I spent the other part of it tearing baseboards out of a house. One of these things has injured my left thumb, rendering it un-usable for knitting. […]
Why I don’t sell my FOs
I post one photo selection of each of my finished objects on Facebook, as a way to show my non-knitting friends (and long-distance family members) what I’ve been up to. They don’t have Ravelry accounts, so they can’t see the […]
Needles in SPACE!
Those crazy guys over at Gizmodo have shared a video of a statically charged needle in space, playing with water droplets: Those guys in the International Space Station do some interesting research… I’m essentially accepting this video as proof that […]