As October started, I had all kinds of big plans for ALL the Halloween knitting I was going to get done. It turns out those big plans would have been achievable if 1) I was retired, and 2) I didn’t need to sleep. Here’s what the plan looked like: So what of that did I… Continue reading Big Plans
Like many people in this week leading up to Halloween DH and I have been watching spooky movies and TV, and spent some time talking about what makes a show or movie spooky to us. Which made me wonder – what is spooky viewing for you? I will answer below – feel free to share… Continue reading Haunted Transmissions: A Spooky Viewing Quiz
For anyone who likes:– Simon Pegg– Nick Frost– Ghost hunting– Making fun of ghost hunting– Horror/comedy You may want to check out Truth Seekers, which premiers this Friday on Amazon, and possibly elsewhere. It looks pretty great!
Virtually no knitting news to talk about today – it was our anniversary! 25 years with this guy. It’s been an interesting time so far – looking forward to 25 more 🙂
The leaves are all falling off the trees, but the marigolds and forget-me-nots by the walkway are still hanging in there! We started getting our decorations out, but need to get the rest of them deployed over the weekend 🙂
As usual, this quiz is stolen borrowed from Karen at Nothing But Knit – check out her blog! Are you a one project at a time crafter or do you like a variety to suit your mood? Do you reward yourself along the way with a new project after reaching a certain goal? How do… Continue reading Project Decisions – A Quiz
If you are looking for a little Halloween pattern to make, a couple of cute cowl patterns have recently come out – the Broom Riding Cowl (Etsy link) Alissa mentioned on HeadKnits, and the Cemetery Drive cowl (Etsy link, though it is also on Ravelry) Happy Spooky Knitting!
I have been having a problem lately with where to put patterns and how to manage them, mainly due to where I normally knit. But I think I finally came up with a solution: Music stand! It’s totally adjustable for height and angle, I can put a magnet on it to mark my place. It… Continue reading Gear Hack
October 1st I’m going to put aside any regular projects I have going and just work on spooky knits. I have a little bit of yarn winding to do this weekend… I should be able to get my slippers done this weekend, but the skirt is going to go on hold for a little while.… Continue reading Winding and Winding
Quite A Yarn 