I finished Riley the other day, and since Himself and I were heading up to Santa Fe today to go to the International Folk Art Market, I decided to try to get a project photo somewhere other than against the wall on my front porch. In the end I chose this one, because the shadows on my […]Read Post ›
Amazing! It turns out that Kim, of The Material Lady, has nominated me for the Mystery Blogger Award! A thousand thanks, Kim! Of course I had no idea what this was. (Did I have to write a mystery, or at least organize a mystery KAL?) Luckily Kim explained all on her blog: “Mystery Blogger Award is […]Read Post ›
I have decided that “loose dresses with pockets” are among my favorite things. Especially on hot summer days, when you really don’t want fitted princess seams or a seam at the waistline, it’s a real luxury to slip into a dress that falls easily from the shoulders and doesn’t constrain you in any way. You […]Read Post ›
But wait! There are more recent knitting oddments that didn’t get their own blog posts, either because they were little and fiddly, or because I just plain forgot. Pictured above are the Grumpybum Monster Longies that I made for my first great-nephew, who was born in May. (I have to post about these, if for no other […]Read Post ›
Right around the holidays, my sewing mojo went on an extended vacation, taking my blogging mojo with it. Knitting has been proceeding apace, but mostly in the form of smaller projects that, with one notable exception, didn’t really seem to “deserve” a blog post of their own. “Oh, I’ll save that and stick it in […]Read Post ›
Himself goes on a fishing trip once a month, like clockwork, regardless of the time of year, and is gone for two or three nights. But about once a year, he goes on a backpacking fishing trip with his brother, for five whole nights. When it comes to making stuff, the 5-day trip is really […]Read Post ›
It’s not exactly one of the Great Unsolved Mysteries of the Universe. Cat owners need more quilts because periodically one of the little monsters will barf on one, and you have to be able to switch it out to launder. Meet Chez and Cressie, co-captains of the American Olympic Cat Barf Team. They may look […]Read Post ›
In the fall an old bat’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of making stuff for the house–as Tennyson might have said, had he given much thought to the fancy-turnings of old bats. (I know that, if you want to get technical, it isn’t fall yet. But it’s my favorite season, so I tend to make […]Read Post ›
It just so happens that Cannabis sativa, along with its other virtues, produces a pretty decent and very versatile fabric called hemp. (And though you can sew on it, you shouldn’t sew while YOU are on it–insert machinery warning here, along with a warning about the pig’s breakfast you are likely to make of your project.) […]Read Post ›
So I assembled, and almost finished, the Non-Congressional Dress last week. I made a few modifications. I have had good luck using bias tape instead of facings for neckline and armhole finishing, especially when I want an unstructured look, so I did that. And I added side-seam pockets. Because if you have a nice, loose […]Read Post ›
