Seriously, i have so many things i want to try that it's hard to keep focused on one thing. I messed around briefly with knitting up some swatches of the shrinkable wool i've got, so that i could try out some felting. However, it turns out that i bought the wrong thickness of yarn. I bought medium-weight (4) yarn and my looms really need bulky/ ( Read more... )

So i finally got some knitting done this weekend. I've been working on a couple of things that i refer to as "research knitting." That's where i think of something i want to try or see instructions for how to do something i haven't tried yet, but i don't want to try it for the first time in the middle of some project that i've spent several days ( Read more... )

Last weekend my parents came down to visit. We went to the Smithsonian Natural History museum on one day and bowling on the next. Fun! When we bowled, it was Daughterpinx, her cousin T, her cousin B, me, and my mom on the lane with the bumpers. The rest of the grownups bowled on the non-bumper lane. They also have these ramps for the little kids ( Read more... )

the swimming update ( Read more... )

So my knitting obsession continues. I now have lots and lots of yarn, and about 5 things i'd like to try to make. I'm currently working on a simple scarf to match the hat i made for Daughterpinx. I finished up the main body of the scarf last night, it should be long enough now. Tonight i have to cast off and weave in loose ends, etc. I made that ( Read more... )

One of the things i put on my Christmas list was a Knifty Knitter knitting loom. I can't even remember exactly how i ran across it, though i think i was looking for something on Amazon and found a book about knitting looms. Oh, maybe it was when i was looking for good ideas for a gift for my niece who loves crafts. Anyway -- it was kind of weird. I ( Read more... )