It’s cloudy and freezing outside and I’m endlessly thankful that it’s Sunday so I can spend the entire day in my pajamas. This morning I went to the cute fabric store across from the cute yarn store (have I mentioned how much I love my neighborhood?) and picked up some…
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Garter stitch and Estonian lace
I’ve mentioned my stupid mental blocks before. Things like reading a knitting pattern, knitting cables, and cooking with fresh garbanzo beans (still haven’t grown the balls to try that one, no idea why). For some reason even though I’ve been drooling over Laminaria for about as long as I’ve had…
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Slightly obsessed
Yesterday I was introduced to the fact that I am probably more obsessed with yarn and knitting than I had realized. During the day I took* my roommate to Windsor Button to oggle at the pretty yarns. She wanted some yarn for a sweater project and I needed yarn for…
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Breaking the rules
Things I’m supposed to be doing, in no particular order: -Knitting things with the metric ass-ton of yarn I bought a few weeks ago -Finishing any of the many projects I’ve already started -Christmas knitting -Eating healthy things -Working on my paper Things I did yesterday instead: -Bought pastries -Didn’t…
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Fun with felting
This is what my bunny slippers looked like seamed but not felted: Things I did to my knitted bunny slippers to make them fuzzy and cute and foot-sized: – Soaked in painfully hot water and dish soap -Swirled around in painfully hot water -Rubbed vigorously in painfully hot water for…