pomme de pin
if my emelie was a desperate attempt to appear conventional, this next piece of westian colourplay was the much-needed woolly counter-offensive to put all that beige back in its place.
GET IN THE CORNER, BEIGE, AND DO NOT SPEAK UNLESS … Read the rest
artisticky
somewhere between everything that has and has not been going on recently, there was summer, and yarn, and a shawl.
also there was a deep and profound … Read the rest
spring, snooker & shallows
it’s the time of year again when men put on their bow ties and shiny leather shoes and gather up to poke their polished balls into some deep velvety holes, bending over backwards to get the position just right, crafting … Read the rest
cutesy
picture july.
a girl walks into a yarn store.
she finds three gorgeous skeins of hand-dyed sock-weight yarn. on sale. and on a very generous sale too, she mumbles ecstatically to herself whilst attempting not to foam from her mouth … Read the rest
back on track
please excuse the pseudoartistic tree hugger crap of the previous post. i had to do something. not being able to knit for almost two weeks made me delusional. that and painkillers. sweet opioidic mind-numbing BFF painkillers.
but i finally got … Read the rest
project infinity
a friend of mine came up to me in march.
“can you make me a lace scarf for my sister’s wedding?” she asked. “of course”, i replied, with a magnificent halo of professional knittingdom above my head. “i can do … 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
