Poll of the Week
Don’t forget, these polls are multiple choice, and you can add your own answer!
Crafting since birth; drinking since noon.
Year: 2009
The man needs warm pingers!
Yarn: Perhaps Today is a Good Day to Dye in BFL, colorway “Laszlo” Pattern: Knucks (Ravel it!)
Green man
Project: Green Man Technique: Glazed For Sale: Please see my order page. Notes: He lives in my garden, entertaining and enchanting me. He is a planter from the mustache up, with a small frog/lizard/birdhouse from the mustache down (entering through the mouth).
Raspberry Beret Beret
Yarn: Perhaps Today is a Good Day to Dye in Surino, colorway “Raspberry Beret” Pattern: the Sunflower Tam from Knitting Nature (Ravel it!)
QOTW – 2009/12/28
And the Question of the Week is… What do you think the next ten years of your life will be like?
Soap Sweaters for Who?
Yarn: various bits of Malabrigo worsted Pattern: Soap Sweaters (Ravel it!)
August in a Hat
Yarn: Lorna’s Laces Green Line Worsted Pattern: Based on my August afghan square pattern
The Winter Solstice Concert
A little over a week ago we went to the annual Vets for Peace Winter Solstice concert; as usual it was beautiful music and standing room only – this year we didn’t stay until the sing-a-long after the intermission, though. But here’s what we enjoyed: 1. Christmas in the Trenches, …
House Hat (2 of 2)
Yarn: Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Worsted Pattern: House Hat from “Charmed Knits”
Friday Photo: They live in my heart
The rest of my daily photos can be viewed here.
Green man, in yellow
Project: Green Man Technique: Underglazed mustache, top leaves, tips of some other leaves, and eyes; overglazed in a semi-opaque yellow For Sale: Please see my order page. Notes: He lives in my garden. He is a planter from the mustache up, with a small frog/lizard/birdhouse from the mustache down (entering …
QOTW – 2009/12/21
Whoa, almost forgot it was Monday again! The Question of the Week is… What do you like the most about your home? The least? My answer is after the cut.
Linkdump
Sometimes, customers are awesome. Sometimes they are dumb. — Goodbye, Norma Fox Mazer. Thank you for all the wonderful books. — Slo-Mo Dread Flip (makes me want to say ooooooohhhhhhh yeahhhhhhhhh very slowly). — No one has yet to build a leg that does it all—I have to change legs …
Friday Photo: Inside the Cabinet
The rest of my daily photos can be viewed here.
A Long December
Today would have been my father’s 68th birthday. Has it been almost seven years? It feels like forever; it feels like yesterday. Here’s a song I listened to a lot when he was sick – A long December and there’s reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than …
Poll of the Week
Welcome
Project: Welcome sign Technique: Underglazed flowers, leaves, and eyes; overglazed in a semi-opaque green For Sale: No Notes: made this for a friend in… 2004. that’s probably the last year I fired the kiln up until last month!
Red, Red Wicked
Red red wine, you make me feel so fine! Yarn: Louet Gems light worsted weight in “Burgundy” Pattern: Wicked (Ravel it) Notes: This pattern is like potato chips… I can’t make just one! (No, really!)
Speaking of things that just never get old…
If you are not a Firefly fan, this first few seconds of Castle back in October won’t be nearly as funny…
Couscous
Fiber: Tunis Colorway: Couscous Yardage/Weight: 204 y/200 g Notes: From the BlackBunny Fibers Fiber club (August 2009)
Giant! Green! Afghan!
Baby not included. Yarn: Lots and lots and lots of handspun Pattern: Spider-Man Blanket (Ravel it) Notes: I did this one the same way I did the pink one; worked on it one weekend a month, and although it took six months, it seems to hardly have taken any time …
Friday Photo: Unca Joe
For the second time, Unca Joe gets “Friday Photo”. I like this one much better than the other one. You can see the rest of my daily photos here.
Earthy Gloves
Yarn: Mama Llama Sock Pattern: Made up as I went along
Where the Hell is Matt?
Recently we were talking about this, and a few people hadn’t seen it. I’ve seen it, and posted about it on the old blog – but it just never gets old! So here it is again!