In late September:
Mama, who are those socks for?
Papa.
Again?
Do you want a pair?
Yes!
Archive for the ‘knitting’ Category
Leap
Posted in handmade, knitting, parenting on November 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
What a Hoot
Posted in handmade, knitting, sewing on November 6, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Early in spring I learned that a trio of my friends were expecting babies. I set about stockpiling a few gifts. I loved the idea of this kicking bag (a blanket they can’t squirm out of). It’s something incredibly useful for the mom whether the baby is snuggled in a sling, breastfeeding on [...]
Breathing
Posted in Project Spectrum, handmade, knitting on November 2, 2009 | 6 Comments »
We’re breathing now. The whirlwind of cake and whipping cream and talking to people has ended. Now we’re cleaning up the house after a week’s neglect and scrubbing out the last crumbs from the cake pans. I still need to work through our photos of the cakes and type up the recipes [...]
The Sweep of History
Posted in adventure, field trips, homeschooling, knitting on October 26, 2009 | 7 Comments »
From the Stone Age through to the Latte Age in one day.
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The Museum of Man and Nature in Winnipeg and the Starbucks inside the Chapters book store. A good day.
WIP Wednesday
Posted in adventure, books, handmade, homeschooling, knitting, sewing on October 21, 2009 | 14 Comments »
WIP = Work in Progress
Reading her first adult novel, “Going Postal” by Terry Pratchett. After all the reading fuss and need for vision therapy we’ve been through, this is thrilling. But in a deep, quiet, heartfelt way. First this was her favourite audiobook scammed off my iTunes, then she spent her own money to buy [...]
A Quote and a Question
Posted in A Quote and a Question, adventure, handmade, knitting, quotes on October 20, 2009 | 11 Comments »
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“Although it may seem unbelievable to those who have not lived it, every potential project in the stash, no matter how long it has been there, was at some time supposed to be ‘next’.”
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
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What’s next for you?
Socktoberfest Progress
Posted in Project Spectrum, handmade, knitting on October 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The October brown lunch bag of my own yarn, aka Personal Yarn Club, socks for Rainer are finished:
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I completely did not expect that yarn to stripe. On the ball it looked like it would knit up to be speckled. Surprises are so delightful, aren’t they?
Knee Sock Update: Anywhere but on my legs, these [...]
Swatchtoberfest
Posted in Project Spectrum, handmade, knitting on October 1, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The date: 1/10/09, aka the first of Socktoberfest.
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I begin this month-long celebration of those L-shaped wonders that keep feet warm all through winter with two goals:
1. Finish the pair of socks I have on the go for Rainer
2. Knit my first pair of knee socks
I don’t usually swatch for socks, but I don’t want – [...]
Single Skein September
Posted in handmade, knitting on September 28, 2009 | 7 Comments »
What a flurry of productivity this group knitalong unleashed in me: 10 Projects done in less than one month! I am all astonishment, as some Jane Austen character said. (Mr. Bennet?) And it’s not like fall weather had my fingers itching to knit – September saw the arrival of the only summer weather we’ve had [...]
Leap-Frog with Socks
Posted in Project Spectrum, handmade, knitting on September 17, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Do socks have feelings? Nope. Not at all. I know this. But I’ve discovered an interesting method of making socks that plays with the part of my brain that likes to tell stories.
The trick is to knit two socks at once on DPNs. Not on the same DPNs, mind you. I [...]
