to the ladies of america

“It is customary amongst the German ladies to have at hand some light piece of work, with which they can at any time be employed…they consider their knitting or netting needles an indispensable accompaniment. And there appears to be a charm in the occupation that promotes rather than impedes conversation.
Our American ladies will doubtless find [...]

productive train knitting

This morning I spent a very productive train ride knitting. Here’s where I was at the start of the commute:

Mitts For Me, in Malabrigo’s Merino Worsted, color: Pearl Ten (it is purpler than the picture)
And here’s where I was at the end:

Turns out I can’t measure my own hand. Even tho [...]

what i was

 
You guessed it, I was a Hello Kitty Disco Queen for hallowe’en.
 

 
Ok, maybe you didn’t guess it. But that’s what I was, and I’m sticking to it.
 

 
And for those of you who are wondering where my cat ears are, the “hello kitty” is more “character that could fit in the world of Sanrio,” but [...]

what should i be?

I look young
The hallowig is done! Now, what should the rest of the costume be?

Alien LifePods

3 guesses as to what these are.
Wrong! This was my attempt to be a good jew. I attempted to make my mom’s fabulous stuffed cabbage (when I was a kid, nay, even 3 years ago, I would have made gagging noises at this dish. My tastes have matured. That’s probably [...]

Mr. Roboto

So I bought the first issue of Craft Magazine because of the knit robots on the cover:

The robot pattern promised inside, however, was not the one on the cover! How rude! So I went online, and discovered that the creator, Jess Hutch, does not sell the pattern anymore. *Grumble* That’s ok, because I am [...]

Green Snarf

My very first attempt at knitting – a green scarf. I used Lions Brand Homespun, which I don’t recommend for newbie yarners, as the bumpy look does not lend itself to figuring out which is a knit and which is a purl, and other newbie things one needs to pay attention to. Here [...]