Let’s talk knitterising. I just finished Recycled Red, a project that absorbed my mind, fingers and lap for nearly 12 weeks (not counting the time spent dithering before I cast on). An awesome project, and the whole time I was working on it, I planned to make another one as soon as I finished. In [...]
Also tagged banging on, Black CoffeeI’ve just started knitting a dress. I don’t pretend to understand this impulse. Let’s play bethini: Pyschoanalyst MD. For a very long time I resisted the urge to explore the possibility of knitting anything other than wintery woolly goods. Jumpers, vests, hats, mitens, etc. All good and proper, wool-appropriate things. Trousers, skirts, shorts and dresses; [...]
Also taggedAfter dithering for a bit over yarn choices (Black body certainly: red vs purple contrast? THESE ARE THE CHALLENGES THAT WRACK US AT NIGHT.), Gytha is damn near knitting itself. I get home from work and notice the yarn has rolled across the room. “Oh, that?” clack the needles, “kind of bounced off the couch [...]
Also tagged GythaYou know, I just lost nearly ten minutes looking at the word “Gytha” and wondering how to make up a Witty Post Title with it. And by witty, of course I mean pun-tastic. But I couldn’t. So all posts regarding this project could easily end up being called Gytha I, II, etc. Just warning ya [...]
Also tagged GythaSure, I’m in a soul-baring mood. I am indecisive and slow to respond to some stimulus. I wonder if these are related? If I am slow to respond to stimulus, I am unlikely to feel like I have taken on all the data I need to make an informed choice, and therefore am made uneasy [...]
Also taggedI had a whole draft post typed up on multitasking. It was called ‘Multitasking Mythos’, and there was a poem in rhyming couplets about dispensing with multitasking. I couldn’t post it because I think I might have been fibbing. Here’s the way I see it: multitasking is a risky business. There aren’t many things I [...]
Also tagged Green spriteWhen I first started knitting, I made scarves. Everyone makes scarves. Once I was pretty sure of the whole knit/purl mechanism, I decided to branch out and teach myself some patterns. I bought oodles of blue and white wool and made square after square from Mumini’s Cleckheaton pattern book. I taught myself how to cable, [...]
Also tagged banging onMan, I should probably take it as a sign that I’ve let the to-knit pile get out of control when I can get this many blog posts out of it. And this isn’t including Green Sprite, about which I could blog for hours. (Oh, Green Sprite…I wonder what you’re doing right now?) I keep coming [...]
Also tagged socks, visitingI do FO reports when I finish a knitting project, but you very rarely get to see the post-honeymoon life. Jumpers that went on to sag; scarves that turned out never to be quite long enough; socks that wore through as soon as you raised your voice: I’m sure we can all imagine the endless [...]
Also taggedOy, I shouldn’t have done that. We’re going away for a week or so, and I thought “This holiday would be an excellent time to finish up some works in progress! Let’s see what’s on the needles!”. I probably gave a gay little trill of laughter, too, congratulating myself on my excellent idea. It soon [...]
Also tagged socks, visiting