Friday, August 27, 2010 - 16:17
In economics, externalities are the unintended side effects of industry. Similarly, this quilt is the side effect of many of the other quilts I've made. I always buy more fabric than I think I'll need, so I thought it was time to turn the...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 20:04
I came across the process pledge last night, and since I've been hemming and hawing over what's going to be my most ambitious quilt yet, it might be a good one to share...
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 20:58
I started this baby quilt pattern months ago, but am just finishing the quilt now. I wanted to make something that was easy enough for a beginner, but still modern and creative. Only two fabrics are used for the top of the quilt, and a third...
Saturday, July 24, 2010 - 16:57
Every year my company does a drive for cash and school supplies for Della Lamb, a local women’s and children’s organization. I might have opened my big, fat mouth and told the rest of the department that my team loves children more...
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 19:37
I tend to knit popular patterns. I see them often enough to remember them, but since I don't hang with many knitters, no one I know owns the finished object. Still, I think it's time to round up some of the more obscure, yet still lovely...
Monday, July 5, 2010 - 15:20
I spent three weeks in Turkey, checking out the local sites, enjoying good food, and picking out some goodies to bring home. I figured I'd share some of the craftier things I found here. I did post on Any College about my...
Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 18:36
As of yesterday, I'm older.
I think it's a sign you're living a good life when your birthday rolls around and all you want to do is the same thing you do nearly every free weekend. Walk the dog, coffee, Buffy marathon, finish a...
Saturday, May 1, 2010 - 14:32
Check out my new nephew! His name is Gavin, and he's snuggly, cute, and all kinds of awesome.
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Such a perfect little person clearly deserves a quilt. He's going to grow up to be either a marine biologist or an avid...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 21:02
On our grand adventure through the South, we kept seeing these awesome upright swifts in the museums. It was pretty clear I needed one like that, instead of the ubiquitous table top ones. For all you non-knitters out there, swifts are used to...
Sunday, March 28, 2010 - 15:35
I've been reordering and prioritizing my long, long list of projects. Spring is beginning to flirt with Kansas from across the room, so the need for warm things is waning.
Next up are a silk lace stole for Mom to wear to Michelle's wedding...
Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 11:32
I'm running (wheezing?) my first race - 4 miles - in two weeks, so I feel like I needed something special to kick it off. I wanted to make a pair of plain mitts that had enough give that I could wear them over those cheap, knit gloves you can...
Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 17:59
I've been overcommitted. Completely over-scheduled and over-extended in every area, and nothing is coming together quite right.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 23:31
Somehow, I skated past the holidays with almost no gift crafting. Selfish Knitters would be proud.
My sister got a pair of Snapdragon pop-tops that I contemplated...
Saturday, January 9, 2010 - 20:14
I've been working on this quilt off and on for months. I fought the urge to completely scrap it and start over a couple times, and I'm glad I did. Below is how I made it. It's more of guidelines rather than a pattern, so feel free to...
Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 15:05
I told myself for every project worth's of yarn I bought, I had to finish two project from the stash. This has completely sucked all joy out of making things. I lazily jump from project to project, starting, but never finishing. I only have...
