the life and times of a domestic diva extraordinaire
Posted in Knitting, Life at Our House, Parenting on Feb 19th, 2008
Which side do you like better – left or right? Do you see why finishing is so much fun? Results, baby. Results! And this one’s really rolling. I tried a few different seaming ideas, and settled on the best one fairly quickly. It’s flying. Finishing is so fun, it makes you feel like you just […]
Posted in Knitting on Feb 18th, 2008
I’ve said before, I love finishing knitting projects. You take these separate pieces that are pretty but really nothing by themselves, seam them together and create this single beautiful object. It takes days to knit the individual pieces, but in a matter of hours, you can turn it from a pile of pieces into a […]
Posted in Knitting on Feb 12th, 2008
It’s coming along. Actually, grinding along is what I’d rather say. I don’t know why this sweater is such a grind, but it is. I’ve discovered it goes easier if I talk on the phone or to a friend while I knit. Listening to podcasts helps too, but isn’t quite as effective. I think part […]
Posted in Knitting on Feb 4th, 2008
It’s coming along. My sweater. The one that’s going to keep me warm. I got about as far as it looks like I got in that picture over the weekend. Finished the back and got halfway up to the armhole on the front. But pictures can be deceiving. This morning at 4 a.m. when I […]
Posted in Knitting on Feb 2nd, 2008
A couple years ago, during the olympics, the Yarn Harlot got this thing going where you chose a really big project – one that really intimidated you and pushed your limits as a knitter. You started it at the beginning of the olympics and had to finish it by the end. So the knitters had […]
Posted in Knitting on Jan 31st, 2008
Last night I talked with my parents. They went on and on about the glories of their electric blanket. But I still don’t have one. They did make a useful suggestion though – wear a hat to bed. You know, a nightcap. One that covers my forehead and ears. So I did. And I got […]