An interesting study of various Warrior Queens as an archetype through time, centering on Boudicea (who the author separates in Boudicea – the legendary figure, and Boudica – the historical figure). Boudicea was the Queen of the British Iceni tribe, who rose up against the Romans after they scourged her, and raped her daughters. That […]
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I have a little more sock yarn using up going on – here’s the Auspicious Beckon Merino in the Cable Baby hat pattern by Pamela W. Allen. I have some matching socks on the needles now, to make another gift set.
Tried some paper piecing yesterday. Aside from my fundamental lack of forward vision (I totally placed the colored pieces wrong to actually achieve a Circle of Flying Geese), I really enjoyed the actual technique. I just have to pay attention up front to how I lay things out next time…
Pattern: Slable by Wooly WormheadYarn: Three Irish Girls Beckon Merino in the Auspicious ColorwayNeedles: Size 3 and 4 Circs and 4 DPNs I really enjoyed this pattern – I was initially nervous because of all the seed stitch, but the cable breaks that up nicely. The ribbing at the bottom was actually the most boring
This is Wooly Wormhead’s Slable hat from the Twisted Wooly Toppers book that Brownie also came from. I’m using my other skein of Three Irish Girls Beckon Merino, this time in the Auspicious colorway. I was a little nervous about this pattern, as the body contains a lot of seed stitch, but it turns out
This book is billed as the sequel to Howl’s Moving Castle, but it actually takes a little while for Howl and Sophie to make an appearance. Instead, the main character is a young woman named Charmain, who has been drafted to mind her Great-Uncle’s house while he’s away being cured of some unnamed illness. Turns
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Pattern: Brownie by Woolly WormheadYarn: Classic Elite RenaissanceNeedles: Size 6 DPNs My Christmas knitting is done! And before Thanksgiving even! I really enjoyed this pattern. You start out knitting the brim flat, and then graft the ends together, and pick up stitches to get the crown. The spiral effect on that was
I had yesterday off, and since we had a lovely nor’easter going on, and my family’s Thanksgiving festivities are on Friday this year, I didn’t really have anything I had to do. So I did a lot of chores. Including some clean out the sewing basket things. I made the backing for the quilt
Here’s today’s project: a crib sized Yellow Brick Road quilt top from some sea themed fabrics I picked up a couple years ago. This is something like the fourth or fifth time I’ve used this pattern – it’s deceptively complex looking, but is actually just strip quilting. I took Carol Doak’s Mastering Foundation Paper Piecing
The large maple has finally dropped all its leaves, and I’ve cleared the last of the garden detritus out of the side garden. As much as it pains me to say this, I’m ready for winter.
