winner & a rant
time to play god again and reveal the new owner of my birthday giveaway prize. to all of you gasping in horror how i can let go of such a beauty, i say, well… i’m guess i’m just cool like … Read the rest
goodbye, my love
i used to love you.
the way you looked, the way you felt.
i used to come up and softly pet you, caress your every curl, worship every fibre of your being. you completed me in ways i had never … Read the rest
holy cow(l)
i like cowls. my friends like cowls too. so i made a bunch.
(also i’m taking a short break from cardigans because seriously, one more of these knit-like-a-fruitcake-for-seven-days-then-realize-it’s-all-been-for-nothing experiences and i will start hurting myself. and others.)
this first one … Read the rest
welcome to planet torture knitting
so i’m making another cardigan.
to counteract the terror caused by the previous cardigan.
with a gauge of 30×40 stitches.
after six days of maniacal handiwork, the body is done. the collar and front button band alone took … Read the rest
go ahead & panic
so i’m making this cardigan.
313 yoke stitches per row.
with three alternating skeins of the same yarn, because it’s hand-dyed and i want to avoid pooling and other color-related disasters.
my hands hurt and my already crippled back is … Read the rest
this little shelly went to germany
shelly’s famous, man! after the previous post a friend of mine in germany expressed some interest in getting a raunchy little turtle of her own. and being the generous and overallily* nice person that i am, i made her a … Read the rest