I’ve been trying to keep up with things these days. In what is seeming already to be a 2008 of looming deadlines, the necessity of extreme organization, and (let’s face it) repeated moments of “I can’t do this,” “I hate this,” and “how in the world am I going to accomplish this?,” I find that […]
Posted in socks, FO, i made this on Jan 21st, 2008 5 Comments »
Version 1.0
Something warm for winter…
Look for an improved version coming soon to a blog near you.
Posted in FO, scarf on Jan 20th, 2008 6 Comments »
I’m plugging along on my goal to finish all UFOs. Here are two — the first knits of the new year.
FO #1: Bainbridge Scarf
Pattern: Bainbridge Scarf, by the ever-talented Minty
Yarn: Dream in Color, Classy in “Happy Forest” (what a great name!)
Needles: US 7, 4.5 mm circular
Thoughts: Easy, fun pattern — good for knitting while doing […]
Posted in mojo, technicalities on Jan 19th, 2008 3 Comments »
I’ve been thinking a lot about tradition lately (yep, this is the point when my dissertation and the knitting start to bleed together) — what makes something a tradition, the ways in which we practice traditional arts, and why we continue them when there are other (newer?) things we could be doing. Part of […]
Posted in Work, FO, Lace, life on Jan 11th, 2008 7 Comments »
Happy [belated] New Year to you all.
It’s strange, I’ve been thinking so much about posting lately — constructing posts in my head during the brisk hour-long walk home from school, while in the shower, while making dinner — that I forget I haven’t actually posted them. It’s a shame; I’ve had a lot to […]