Archive for February, 2010
February Lady Sweater
When we moved to Louisville in September of 2008, I had just a week between the day we moved and the day I started my new job. We tried to get so much done in that one week, I get tired just thinking about it – unpacking, buying a car, getting our new driver’s licenses, [...]
Potholder Swap 2010 – I’m In.
I’m ready. I’ve got the pattern picked out. I’ve got my yarn. Berroco Pure Pima, in Canteloupe, Ambrosia, Custard and Norse Blue. I’m ready for Potholder Swap 2010. Let’s make some potholders! (When did I become the person who got excited about making potholders? Probably around the time I started buying yarn with the same [...]
Filed in: Crochet
Homemade Pretzels
Mr. Martini and I don’t really do much for Valentine’s Day. We wish each other a Happy Valentine’s Day, but we don’t do the fancy dinner or the flowers or the chocolates or anything. This is just fine with me (although, I could be swayed to change my mind by a fancy box of chocolates. [...]
Filed in: In the Kitchen
Flickr Inspiration: Crocheted Potholders, and SWAP!
I have to admit, if you had asked me a couple of years ago what my thoughts were about crocheted potholders, I would have looked at you funny. “Crocheted potholders? Really? I can’t imagine they’d be very exciting.” Then I caught a glimpse of a potholder swap on Flickr, and saw the error in my [...]
Filed in: Crochet • Flickr Inspiration
Glad I’m a Knitter
It’s days like today that make me so glad that I’m a knitter. Last night after work, our neighborhood looked like this: And this morning, it looked like this: We got a few inches of snow overnight, with a couple more expected this morning. But I was snug and warm, wearing my Fair Isle hat [...]
Filed in: Introspective
Fulfilling Every Knitting Cat Lady Stereotype
Recently, I bought some yarn. This in and of itself is not any great news, as I enjoy buying yarn, and try to do it as often as possible as the budget permits. But this yarn was different. I bought yarn that I normally wouldn’t have purchased. Yarn that was in a color scheme that [...]
Filed in: Stash Building
Fair Isle Hat – Complete!
It’s been awhile, so you may not remember the fair isle hat I was working on in December. To refresh your memory, when we last saw the hat, it looked like this: That was way back on December 10th, when the knitting was done. I washed and blocked it, and then promptly shoved it in [...]
