• Breaking the rules

    October 17, 2011 - By 

    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…

  • Fun with felting

    October 16, 2011 - By 

    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…

  • Hippity.

    October 14, 2011 - By 

    I can’t remember what was going through my head when I decided to search bunny slippers on Ravelry, but I came across the most adorable pattern and they’ve just been sitting in my queue for ages, bleating at me to knit them. Because bunnies bleat. Yees. Anyway, yesterday I somehow…

  • Gardening.

    October 13, 2011 - By 

    From the left: parsley, mint, lavender, rosemary. When I lived in San Diego I had an epic garden. I started out with the small stuff, just some herbs and a tomato plant. By the time I was through I had several tomatoes, eggplant, bell peppers, butternut squash, cayenne pepper, beans,…

  • Finished Project: Morning Walk Headband

    October 12, 2011 - By 

    Pattern: Morning Walk Headband Earwarmer by Tif Matthews Yarn: Suri Surprise in Wineberry, less than 1 skein Started: October 8, 2011 Finished: October 9, 2011 Ravelry page I mentioned previously that I hate the way hats look on me. Another thing I’m not a huge fan of is hat hair, especially…