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 […]
I recently queued two tops that share a similar design concept: small gauge, draped cowl necklines. The first is Hannah Fettig‘s Framed Pullover: This top calls for a fingering weight yarn, so any of the fun semi- and multi-colored sock […]
SO so sooo excited to show you my finished photos of Versio: I picked up 4 out of every 5 stitches around the neck, and did a teeny rib to finish up the hood and neck. The original pattern had […]
More news today! I’ve just finished setting up my custom domain, so you can now reach this site by going to www.yarnexploder.com! Hurray progress! And for those of you who didn’t catch it yesterday, we’re doing an awesome giveaway, so […]
Happy Monday! I hope you guys had a good weekend. Notice anything different? I made a new banner this weekend… The images are all from FOs I’ve completed in the past, but they’ve been toned to purple to match my […]
Last weekend, I happened out to Nimblefingers, an awesome little yarn/needlework store in Houston. This store isn’t as close to my house as others, but I’m drawn to it because they’re my primary supplier of Madelinetosh yarn! I was initially […]
I’ve been plodding along on my versio, for those of you who may be wondering. I took a few WIP photos over the weekend, which show how far I’d gotten: As you can see, I was almost at the cuff […]
Valentine’s Day! I have some project updates for you, but for today I wanted to share some gorgeous love-themed yarns with you: First off is Viola Viola‘s Old Rose M/C/N. Worth mentioning that her “love” colorway was the one I […]
I traveled to Columbus last weekend to pay my family a visit. While it was nice to give them a little surprise (I didn’t tell them about my plans), ended up coming down with quite a cough thanks to my […]
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 […]