Another hat, but taller. And slightly freaky.  Awaiting delivery and blocking.

La. The brim is wicked-wavy.  I will see if the strange-head who will own it wants harsh blocking or is wave-savvy.  My guess–the wave stays. I cast off with black so that if the brim wants a wire, it can obscure one nicely.  I used a single strand of knitpicks Merino throughout.  As is my […]

Some things are lovely: And some things are charming: And some things are downright quizzical Until you figure out how to look at them and how they need changing. I felted the first knitting machine created swatch, and I fell in love with it.  It makes me think of this chunk of Patrick Kavanagh poetry: […]

Knit!  Knit! Generally, I prefer hand-work to machine work.  I always sew my hems  and other visible seams by hand.  I know the supremacy of scratch-made baked goods, and that is, literally, the way I roll.  And I pull weeds by hand–no chemical weed killers in this garden, no no.  And the mere thought of […]

My new camera is so sweeeeet.  It’s tiny and comfortable in my hand, has some built in memory, room for memory sticks, a decent lens, and good battery life.   I will hug him and kiss him and love him and squeeze him and make him a felted case and name him George.  The Mavica has […]