Truth. Goodness. Beauty. Yarn
Sweater knitters are many; but I’m not usually one of them. For one thing, sweaters are expensive—even something as budget-friendly as Wool of the Andes (which, in my view, is like the Costco rotisserie chicken of yarns) will add up when you need 10 balls of it. And then there’s the time commitment; design usually …
The few people who have modeled designs for me know that it is an undertaking not for the faint of heart. I grab an innocent and unsuspecting victim, forcibly drape them in a shawl or festoon them with a hat, and then prod and turn and mutter and mumble and occasionally take a picture. (There’s …
Kodama No. 4 is finished! When I took on the project, I set a deadline of December 14; the shawl was bound off two days ago, blocked yesterday, and unpinned today 24 hours ahead of schedule, which means that the total working time (not counting Sundays, where I let the shawl rest) clocks in at …
Give me a lever and a place to stand, and I shall move the world. — Archimedes One of the best ways to scare a knitter or crocheter is to sneak up behind them (while they have yarn and needles/hook in their hands, of course) and yell, “Arthritis!!!”. I (unfortunately) don’t have the most scientific …
You know that you live in the Deep South when it’s December and most of your WIPs are lace projects; the rest of the United States (except maybe Hawaii) probably stopped knitting lace back in September. But around here, we’re rather funny that way. Kodama No. 4 is progressing without event (for the full tale …
From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast, Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, Singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost—Alleluia, Alleluia! — William Walsham How, For All the Saints While this would sound extremely odd at any of the “I’m thankful for…” routines that will surely be going down (and rightly …
Earlier this year, I made a shawl. Regrettably, I forgot to take pictures. I used Kodama by Andrea Jurgrau; the yarn was a lovely, now-discontinued heathered oatmeal, and the beads were silver-lined russet. It was a beauty (of course, I can get away with saying this because there are no pictures to verify it…) I …