the people have spoken

For those of you who have been tracking and full of anticipation – Ms. Maslow Star Garcia won the vote for a winter sweater in my “Vote for My Next Project Contest” – she won by a couple of votes with a cool felted bag coming in a close second. Because I typically cheer for [...]

tiptoe through the poppies

What’s that within my bloomin’ poppies????? Why, it’s hubster’s finished sock and it’s a perfect fit – snug and simple and hubby’s response is a glorious, “hey…this is nice”. Although he was less than pleased to quit his lawnwork to model it in a garden, cautious of any neighbors who may question his manhood [...]

it’s finally warm enough to bring the indoors outdoors!

Holiday weekends usually mean trips to the lakes, memorial day shopping sales, good food and drink, and heading up north, but our memorial day weekend consists of continued activity restrictions so, hubby bought me a little present so I could bring the indoors – outdoors. Here’s what I’ve been up to:
This thing actually reclines [...]

another sock and your votes please

Yup – that’s right, Otis’ new hat is yet another sock casted on – apparently even having hubby’s foot right next to me and available to me for frequent sock sizing check-ins doesn’t mean squat – his MSU socks (toe-up) fit well but the cuff is too tight and his Socks that Rock Tigereyes [...]

sun!

It’s official – my lack of knitting mojo was a result of lack of sun. The sun beamed in all windows and the relaxing sounds of blowers, weed wackers, mowers, and kids screaming bloody murder ooze springtime in suburbia. Even animals were on friendly terms:

Not one observation of a kitty war over the kitty pi [...]

the rain has washed away my knitting mojo

Thanks to all for your praises of Calla – unfortunately Noah’s reenactment has become a soggy, damp, and cold barrier to it’s debut. By the way, it’s 102 degrees and sunny in Phoenix -why am I back in Michigan again? Some inquired about the use of blocking wires – yes, they do serve the same [...]

calla and kookaburra

Otis hits the red (cherrywood?) carpet to his millions (a couple) blog fans modeling his latest acquisition – CALLA!!! The fashion police are in a tizzy – the drape, the color, the details – this HAS to be Otis’ most daring debut of couture fashion.
Here she is off the model:

Calla
Vitals
Pattern: Calla – found on the [...]

dear mrs. huff

Mrs. Huff
8th Grade Home Economics Teacher
Forest Hills Middle School

Dear Mrs. Huff:

I broke my pledge to you to never step my foot on a sewing machine pedal again. Over the watchful and dutiful eyes of my knitting sensai, Sarah Peasley, I successfully measured and cut pieces, ironed on interfacing and wonderunder, and sewed them together to [...]

one with the garter stitch

I made a bit of progress over the weekend on my log cabin moderne – the switching of colors is mixing it up enough to have nabbed some of my attention and this photo is still not capturing the true colors. This is gonna be a long term project that may never drape our great [...]

the obligatory post

Any other bloggers feel that internal pressure of “it’s been awhile since I posted but I really have nothing witty, fibery, or exciting to report?” This is that post. In the mental health world, it’s labeled, “normal variation of mood” (AKA “all weeks can’t be winners”) so bear with my fibery week of funk.
I have [...]