…when you keep a momma in the house with sick kids, in the middle of a frigid and snowy February, for a few days too long…and then finally let her out, without kids, to go to a yarn sale.
…this is what happens when she chickens out of knitting a whole sweater in colorwork, and makes mittens instead.
…and this is what happens when she tries to grow a baby sourdough starter. It looks…scary.
…and this is what happens when she wonders how to make beer prettier.
…and realizes it also works quite well for sippy cups. Go figure.
February was quite the month, I have to say.
Categories: Baking · Craft · Knitting
Tagged: Baking, Bread, chainmail, Knitting, mittens, sourdough starter, Wool, yarn
January 22, 2009 · 1 Comment
It’s official. I’m ditching my fleece housecoat. This is one big hug of wooly warmth, softness, color and lace that has me nearly swooning with knitterly love. And it makes me feel beautiful even when I’m bleary-eyed and haven’t had my morning coffee.
The pattern is the Forest Canopy Shawl — you might remember a previous blog post about my scarf-sized version?
When I found this wool, in a rather awful shade of brown and neon brights, hiding in a drawer at the thrift store — I had a vision, a random moment of brilliance. I snatched it up, took it home and over-dyed it with red…the colors muted, deepened, and I knew exactly what I wanted to knit. (More pictures and details on my Ravelry notebook page. )
The ladies of eras gone by definitely had the right idea…why wear a chunky coat if you can wear something like this instead?
Categories: Frugal · Knitting · Simple · Thrifty
Tagged: forestcanopy, knit, shawl, warmth, Wool, worsted lace
