Why does inspiration turn so easily into frustration?

So, I had been in a finishing mode for a while and now I’m not. My list of WIPs is growing and many more ideas are flowing. As if the blogs I read and Ravelry aren’t enough to make me bulge with creative juices and overflow with inspiration, last weekend I visited the Craft [...]

Jill P. is making me look bad

JP,
You keep coming up with really beautiful posts and interesting things to say, and I’ve got nothing.  I’ve been doing some steady knitting, but nothing too great to show.
I have been having some bad luck with my Options needles, through no fault of their own.  This last weekend I went to visit my Uncle in [...]

So flabergasted at myself I almost forgot to blog it!

Warning: This post contains a wicked lot of photos. Avert your eyes if you’re easily offended by rainbows!

The scarf/shawl I declared I would be knitting forever is finally finished… Actually I finished it last week and have been unabashedly showing it off wherever possible. (Read: I wore it to Compatto. They [...]

While You Were Away…

I got crafty in a natural way.
Remember a while back I was obsessed with wanting to have an indigo dyepot? Well, It seemed a little overwhelming, so I thought I would try some more accessible natural dyeing… something I could do in my kitchen without poisoning anyone. So I poked around on the internet [...]

I’ll sew your buttons if you’ll weave in my ends….

Hi Jill B.!
I’m definitely up for an early morning trip downtown for buttons, etc. I did promise myself not to buy anything non-consumable in the month of February though… Hmmm. Maybe I should give up non-consumable purchases for lent. Wait! It’s already lent and I’m not Catholic anyway. Ugh! [...]

Scary button ladies

Jill P., 
I’ve been meaning to do this rant for so long, that I’m not really ranty about it anymore.  But I’ll just go for it anyway.  You know I hate sewing on buttons.  I hate hate hate it.  I have a sweater I finished about two years ago that just needs buttons.  I even bought [...]

Birthday Mitts!

Jill B.!
Thank you so much for my Birthday Mitts. They are so perfect! I’ve been wearing them non-stop since yesterday.
I think I was able to get the color to represent pretty well in the photos.

Not only are they special because they are a pattern I’ve been wanting to make for myself (Evangeline…Ravelry Link) [...]

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

Hi Jill B.!
Now everybody knows how long and hard you have been looking for a Wii you could call your very own. Those pesky little buggers can be quite elusive! Well, last weekend, I was so tickled to be the lucky one to bring you two together…
Here’s Craig and I waiting for you [...]