Archive for February, 2009
Naughty Deer
A friend of mine wanted a knit hat. Jokingly, I suggested using this specific chart to make him a hilarious hat and then offered a few other options for hats that were more tame. He decided on the original joke idea and I went ahead and knit it for him. Here’s the finished result! Pattern: [...]
Shiny and New
I finally got around to upgrading my phone and decided to go with the G1 (aka the ‘google phone’ from T-Mobile) since I really love having access to email and everything from my phone. The last phone was a T-Mobile Dash (long story there) that I was really not a fan of since it’s Windows [...]
SpinOlution Lazy Kate
I felt the need to post a little overview of how awesome the SpinOlution lazy kate is now that I’ve gotten a chance to give it a test run. I have the Mach 1 spinning wheel and LOVE the look of it as well as how effortless it is to treadle and spin. While the [...]
Thorped
There’s this great thread on Ravelry that shows a project from roving to spun yarn and the finished object. It’s without question my favorite thread on Ravelry and is really inspiring for a spinner to see what people spin with what fiber and what patterns they’ve adapted to their handspun. REALLY creative people there. Sometimes, [...]
Bound by Nothing
I went out last night to see a friend and his band, Bound by Nothing, play at The Trocadero in Philadelphia, PA. I hadn’t been out to a rock concert in a LONG time. Back in high school, a group of local kids had bands and would play at an American Legion hall at least once a month. I [...]
I love winter
It’s just SO pretty that even though I just spent an hour shovelling, I’m still in love. The weather people said we got just about 8 inches for this snowfall which is pretty unusual for our area outside of Philadelphia. I spent last night spinning since I just haven’t been in the mood to really [...]
Project updates
January end-of-month update: The knitting resolutions haven’t all been met (already, I know!). 1. Clear the WIP queue from last year by the end of the month. Didn’t happen! I did clear out a bunch of things, but there are still two open WIPs from last year. Not bad though.. 3. Knit one pair of socks per [...]