The socks continue. There’s a bit more of them than there was the last time I posted about them, though not as much as I had hoped there would be. I was focusing on a different project this weekend, which I will post more about tomorrow! Are you working on any socks? If so, how… Continue reading Sock It To Me Monday: Black Hole Socks Continue
For you crafty folk here in blogville, some items that may be of interest: Craftsy is coming back in mere days! Craftsy is due to relaunch on or around September 1. I am a current subscriber, so I’ve been getting the updates as they go. From what they said in the last email, they will… Continue reading Crafting News Update
Shelley Summer Top is done! The color on this is terrible – another terrible indoor late night photo, but it’s done! The color is more true in this previous photo. The pattern is Shelley Summer Top by Nancy Ricci, and the yarn I used is Bamboo Pop in the Brilliant Blues colorway. It was an… Continue reading Friday FO!
Seriously. Next week I will get it together. But for this week again, WIPS are a Thursday thing! The Black Hole socks are coming along. I’m hoping to get to the heel turn this weekend at least, but we will see. And the mystery project is coming along pretty well too. The pattern is actually… Continue reading Thursday ThWIPs
What the heck is this now? Spoiler alert – don’t click the word “hint” below if you don’t want to ruin the surprise. Hint
AKA the plain black socks my husband requested, which I try to make sound more interesting by giving them a name with an unwarranted level of drama. How are they doing, these plain black socks? They’re coming along. How are your socks doing, out there in the world of color and light?
I can actually get some things done! Shelly Summer Top side 2 on Thursday – 3 pattern repeats done Shelly Summer Top side 2 today – 25 pattern repeats done! 3 more to go and the bindoff, and it’s done! Then there’s the sewing together, which shouldn’t be too big of a deal, and then… Continue reading When I Actually Focus
One day I will stop it with the puns, but today is not that day! Anyway. I know all of my cats have been mentioned at one time or another, but I don’t think they have all been really introduced. We adopted Edgar and Lazlo in 2009 from the Anchorage Animal Control. They had been… Continue reading Caturday!
My shark mitts are done! Outdoor sunlight picture… Indoor daytime picture. Either way, although this is a cute pattern, it definitely needed yarns with more contrast! As Sarah suggested, I am planning on adapting this to socks, and will definitely be picking different yarns. Although I am stocked up with yarn and projects in a… Continue reading Friday FOs
Quite A Yarn 