I gave up posting about Cold Sheep on Ravelry ages ago, since I wasn’t knitting much all summer, but I do still want to do a wrap up. I started the year with 13028.10 yards and 648 grams (for yarn I didn’t know the yardage for) at the beginning of the year. I ended with […]
Not bad, for a year of using up yarn, and then barely working on anything for most of the summer because it was just too darn hot.
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Pattern: Marilinda Socks by Cookie AYarn: Tess’ Designer Yarns Twinkle Toes in the Cornflower Blue colorwayNeedles: Size 2.5 DPNs I wish I had more of an excuse to make more socks – I love Cookie A’s patterns. This one was on the slightly harder side, mostly just because the pattern had to do interesting things
In “keeping myself occupied while using up my PTO at the end of the year” news, I made a bag for storing my shawls – mainly the Evenstar shawl. I’ve decided to store those in my sweater drawer, and I want an extra layer or protection for the ones I don’t wear often. You can
I’m done with the first Marilinda sock. I’d forgotten how much I love Cookie A’s patterns. They’re just so interesting! The pattern on this one had to split in a really neat way to get around the heel and onto the foot. Just so much fun. I need to make more of her socks. In
This was great light reading – it’s a murder mystery, where DI Jack Spratt, and his brand new Sergeant Mary Mary, are trying to solve the killing of Humpty Dumpty. Who is a womanizer, possible philanthropist, and possible criminal on the run. There are more fairy tale references than you can shake a stick at,
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Here’s the final dispensation of the Knit Picks Stroll Tweed Down Heather yarn – a Cable Baby hat, some Better than Booties socks, and a hexipuff. (This isn’t the only one – I had a few from the last time I thought I was done with this yarn.) I still have plans for casting on
One of the things I really like about de Lint’s Newford books is how he blends in various traditions of Fae, or other supernatural beings from various other cultures, into the present day. In this book, it’s the animal people common to many of the Native American cultures. Raven is now the owner of an
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It’s safe to say this is the final harvest of the season. After doing nothing all summer (probably due to the lack of rain), I finally have some shiitake mushrooms from the mushroom log. I also cleaned out the kale and Swiss chard so I could bring in those pots. And after looking terrible all
When Mercy tries to return a book she was lent by a Fae, she finds his bookstore locked up. Not much later, several people try to approach her about the book. Something’s clearly happened to the real owner, and Mercy’s on the case. At the same time, some members of the local pack are not
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