Posted in stories on January 31, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I dashed this little short story off a few years ago. It makes me smile a little each time I read it.
Hunting
Trepidation fills me as I stand at this door. What brought me here? I feel a little shiver of excitement, or fear, limn my spine. The wool awaits. Layers of it. Dirty, greasy, [...]
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Posted in random on January 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I want one of these! Click this link. Seriously. Go check out that knitting tool. Don’t you want one too? I want, like, 10 of them to toss in all of my bags.
Thinking of starting some lace, but I need to finish the Waves of Grain Shawl first. Then, I think I’ll play with something [...]
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So there was a whole Sock Hunter story that went with these photos, as usual, but somewhere between posting and editing, it disappeared. I’ll do my best to recreate it, but it will be sadly inferior to the original text.
Sock hunting can be humbling and tiring. There are times when tracking a sock takes [...]
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Posted in SDS Club on January 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Fingerless, Thumbless Gloves + Beads = a very interesting little knit
Goat’s milk lotion and a pen for the accessories. Having a few dairy goats myself, I’m rather fond of goat’s milk lotion. Well, if we’re being honest here, I love goat’s milk cheese, but not that crap you buy in the store. I’m talking about [...]
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Posted in 2009 Knits on January 26, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I like to felt on occasion. Mostly small things. I’m not a huge fan of felted bags and whatnot, but I like little felted toys and ornaments. When I saw the adorable Gingerbread Man pattern from Marie Mayhew on the Loopy Ewe website, I just had to have it. Much like the cookies, these are [...]
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Blustery days have been upon the Sock Hunter. The subzero temperatures have driven socks to ground and made my hunts slim. With the return of a somewhat sunny day this morning, I made my way out into the snow for a little excursion.
A little sniffling, a bit of shivering, and some few hours later, I [...]
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Posted in sick on January 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m feeling more myself, only with extra headache and fatigue. I’m hoping that this feeling will slowly dissipate through the afternoon and evening, returning me to a feeling of normalcy by tomorrow. Knitting has comenced again, so that has to be a sign of better days ahead. I tell you, when you’re too sick to [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Currently vacillating between the headache that keeps me supine in my reclining chair and the urge to lie prone beside the porcelain goddess.
Also currently too tired to expend valuable energy cursing bacteria and viruses that cause illness, but will pursue this again soon.
Also currently wishing that I felt strong enough to lug the dog into [...]
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Posted in 2009 Knits on January 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Such a charming little pattern. Quick to knit, fun to play with, and you can’t go wrong with pearls. I’m terribly fond of pearls. I have plans to make a few more pairs. Maybe I’ll try one of the variations, or maybe I’ll just keep making the same one. [...]
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Posted in 15175318 on January 12, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I bought pearls to make some lovely bijouterie ear rings. The wire that I ordered is still in transit. I’ve been thinking about the pearls for days now. Petting them, playing with them, thinking about ways to use them. In the late evening hours during one my more difficult nights, I was suddenly struck by [...]
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