baby stuff
like i said, there’s a tiny person on the way in my family. and she’s in desperate need of my knitting. the mother may disagree. but the fact is, without clothes she’ll go around naked, and that kind of behavior … Read the rest
odds & ends
apologies for the radio silence. it’s been a busy month. sort of. watching quality movies and eating chocolate has taken more of my time lately than expected. of course by quality i mean roland emmerich, and by chocolate i mean … Read the rest
project snooker
here’s a little something i whipped together while watching the snooker world champ final on TV. before you say anything, let me just tell you that snooker is a fine and noble sport. played by manly men. with bow ties. … Read the rest
seven-day cardigan
so i made a cardigan. in seven days. you heard me. to the question, “have you no life” the answer is a loud and resounding “no”. but instead i have a sweet cardigan, so, there.
the pattern is a simple … Read the rest
spring, socks & skippity skip
spring’s here. finally. winter and its foul snowy presence had tormented us for too long to be any level of fun anymore. you know how the first snowflakes in october make you go “yay winter”? after seven months the childlike … Read the rest
mom’s birthday
nothing says “i love you mom” like a hand-made present with a little blood, sweat and tears sprinkled on top. which is why exactly two weeks before mom’s birthday i decided to make her a lace scarf. the idea was … Read the rest
possum to the people
my friends are awesome. really, really awesome.
one of them did me a huge favor regarding a certain pair of bright red eyeglasses, which pretty much made me break down and weep because i was so moved (see, i do … Read the rest