• When Big Kids Wear Warm Knitted Things

    November 2, 2011 - By 

    It occurred to me yesterday that the title of my blog is “When Big Kids Play Dress-up” and yet there’s hardly anything costume-related in here. I’ve been sewing since I was about fourteen. I had gone to see Lord of the Rings with a friend and came home having decided…

  • Progress Report

    October 28, 2011 - By 

    Laminaria: 50%, just started the last Star Chart repeat and then it’s on to the edging 75%! Halfway through Edging Chart #1 Rae #2: 30%, I think I’m  somewhere around 50-something stitches Papers written: 3 of 4 I’d say we’re doing pretty well. Oh, except: Halloween costumes made: zero Whoops.

  • 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…

  • Mooving

    August 2, 2011 - By 

    I may have mentioned that I was going to be spending this weekend moving. Holy crap, it took ages. First we had to take my bed apart and move it over to Boyfriend’s grandma’s house, take hers apart and move it out, and move mine in and set it up.…