Welcome to April! Hopefully you haven’t been fooled too many times today! I normally love April Fool’s day, especially for cute, harmless little pranks and goofy fun. It somehow seems fitting on so many levels that our giveaway this month would […]
Okay! 83 comments, and one was a duplicate. So we’re choosing from 82… Congrats to KatieHine, commenter 69! I really couldn’t make up those odds! I hope you enjoy the yarn and share your FO with us when you figure […]
Andrew and I took some new photos last night! They’re older FO’s, mostly belonging to my mom. My dad came into town and brought the pieces with him so I could take good photos! The rest of the gallery is […]
Happy Tuesday! This is the first in a series of posts I plan to do on knit photography. I should note that I have ZERO training in photography, but this is based on my experience as I’ve stumbled through attempting […]
One of the best things about Ravelry is that, despite being a huge community of over 2,000,000, people still connect on a personal level. I belong to a group on the website that has a 10,000-person membership (although it’s arguable […]
Brownstone is my first sweater for an adult that is Not Myself. It’s not only Not for Me– it’s for Andrew, and I’d be lying if I didn’t say the sweater curse had come to mind a few times since […]
Hello, Exploders! Miss me? I was in Orlando for a business trip, which afforded me very nice weather and (sadly) zero yarn shops. I did get the chance to knit a little bit on the plane, but it was just […]
This afternoon, I took a peek at some pattern options for the Plum Street Fiber Art yarn I’m giving away. If you win, you could make: A Madelinetosh Honey Cowl (short version). Churchmouse Yarns and Teas Welted Fingerless Gloves Susie Roger’s […]
I’m not big on knitting books. I know that’s kind of a bold statement, considering the stack I pulled off of my shelf this evening: I’ve had a lot of luck with getting books as gifts, but when it comes […]
I’m going to a wedding on Saturday, and although the weather’s looking to be nice, you can never really predict the coolness in a conditioned space at this time of year. The temperature ping-pongs from 55 to 80 in a […]