• More pretties

    October 25, 2011 - By 

    Technically I’m not supposed to be buying anymore yarn but rules are meant to be broken so I went and bought two gorgeous skeins today. First there’s this little guy. I was halfway through Edge Chart #1 of Laminaria when I both screwed up royally (and still cannot figure out…

  • Tutorial: Zippered Pouch

    October 24, 2011 - By 

    I really wish I’d thought to buy more than one zipper because I have enough fabric to make at least three and it’d be so cute to have matching ones in different sizes. These are really easy to make, too! You can make these in pretty much any size, as…

  • Today is a day for pajimjams

    October 23, 2011 - By 

    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…

  • Garter stitch and Estonian lace

    October 21, 2011 - By 

    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…

  • Slightly obsessed

    October 19, 2011 - By 

    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…