I caved – i am making a clapotis. Did you know that it is actually pronounced clap-o-tee? Around here, we (=me) prefer to call it the clap-twaaaa and finish it off with a snooty french noise. I am making this as a gift and I wanted to use some nice …
You know how sometimes late at night you find yourself reminiscing about your childhood…. Next thing you know you are on ebay looking at monchichi’s, atari 2600’s and ewok villages trying to figure out if you can afford to buy yourself everything you wanted as a kid. Next thing you …
First off, a big thanks to my secret pal! She (?) sent me some sock yarn AND a nerd rope!! yessss…. And they match each other. Perhaps i shall design a nerd-ropey sock pattern for the yarn…. What would that be like? Anyone have any ideas… I started another sock …
A few days ago I was the lucky recipient of a package from my Dye-o-rama pal, KnittinBritinWi. Isn’t it lovely?! It is made from Louet Gems Pearl which I have never used, so I am excited to try knitting it up. My package also included a yummy smelling soap and …
The only thing I really talked about at knitting this week was a neat little thing I read about on allie’s blog – Stretchy Circulars. They have a cord that is stretchy and i am guessing it is made out of something similar to the the drive band on my …
This past weekend I wanted to make a small, but staisfying project. The poppysocks have looked too daunting lately. So I decided to make pair of baby socks. Pattern: from 50 Baby Bootees to Knit Yarn: Schachenmayer Micro that i bought from Elann a long time ago. But wait, it …
The tuesday night knitting circle at the Mel-O-Dee continues on… If you are in El Cerrito at 8 pm, stop by. Tuesday we talked about a lot of interesting things: A new knitter! Debbie did some successful recruiting at the Berkeley Knit in Public event. The cute little garter stitch …
edit: If you are interested in purchasing a felt covered altoids tin, check my shop Even though most of what goes on here is knitting (and occasionally spinning), I have an interest in all kinds of crafty things. i often sew specialized knitting needle cases for sock knitters, and zippered …
Today I had two people send me news about knitting… well, kinda. The first is certainly about knitting. A group or germans are trying to make the world’s longest scarf. Thanks Thijs The second isn’t exactly about knitting, but is interesting for wool lovers! it might be a way to …
These are toe-up socks of my own design knit out of koigu. Interestingly, one and a half of these socks were knit on two circulars… One sized 1 and one sized 0. oops! Here is a detail of the pattern. It is a slip stitch pattern that I thought kinda …