Posted in Knitting, Urban Life, Vacations and Travel, tagged Chinatown, coffee, Jamie Kennedy, The Beaches, Toronto on May 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We weren’t up early on Saturday morning. No, all that beer made us a bit…sluggish…the next morning. So, we got a late start on our trek to the eastern parts of Toronto.
We took the Queen streetcar and got off in Leslieville for brunch and the continuation of our yarn crawl.
I don’t recall this as a [...]
Posted in Knitting, Urban Life, Vacations and Travel, tagged Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum, ROM, Bata Shoe Museum, Kensington Market on May 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It was easy to be a bit nostalgic about Toronto. But, as Rachael astutely asked, “Are you nostaligic about the city or about being 20?” I’d have to say: both. Definitely both.
As I predicted, Rachael’s 6:30 PM flight out of O’Hare was delayed, so I felt entirely comfortable taking a little trip on my own [...]
Posted in Knitting, tagged Estonia, Estonian, Knitting, nalbinding on January 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It started out as another bitterly cold day. Perfect for some guilt-free indoor leisure time.
Wanna guess what this is?
Here’s a hint: it’s the beginning of a needle-arts project. Another hint: no knitting needles are involved. Final hint: this fabric-making technique pre-dates knitting by at least several hundred years.
It’s my start to learning the ancient art of [...]
Posted in Finished Objects on January 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yes, I’m playing with blogging software again! This will be my third attempt to try to find my best fit in blogging software.
I started out with Blogger, but found that I had to do LOTS of editing of my posts when I included photos. Too much work for me!
Next, I moved to Vox, but I’m [...]
Posted in Knitting, tagged Knitting on January 10, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m not exactly in the knitting blahs, but I am having trouble focusing considering all the projects swirling through my head. Here’s a sampling:
Socks for Mark; socks for me. I typically only work on socks while commuting, with the exception of the tricky bits (turning the heel, setting up the gusset, or starting the toe), [...]
Posted in Knitting, tagged Chicago Reef Project, Crochet on July 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Wow, it’s been a rough ride lately in my crafting life.
I was listening to a knitting podcast this week and it was mentioned that Mercury has been in retrograde. Maybe that explains why it’s been so darn difficult for me to complete or start a project in the past couple months. Of course, the fact [...]
Posted in Knitting, tagged Movies, Yarn on May 20, 2007 | No Comments »
Of course I’ve been busy with work, but I have found time to have some fun lately.
One of the pleasures of living in a large city is the range of experiences and diversions open to you. Last night, I went with my friends Rachael and Shannon to the Music Box Theatre for one of the [...]
Posted in Gardening, Knitting, tagged Socks on May 9, 2007 | No Comments »
That’s been my theme song for the past couple weeks: just takin’ care of business. This is typically the busiest time of year for me and “my people” — gardeners, that is. Spring is a time of high activity, although it hasn’t been that high for me this year. And that’s kind of driving me [...]
Posted in Gardening, Knitting, Vacations and Travel, tagged Arizona, Sedona, Socks on April 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I don’t think there is a finer place to be in the world than sitting on my back porch on a sunny, pleasantly warm spring day. I’m not the only one with this opinion, either. My mother-in-law stopped by yesterday morning for a visit. We sat on the porch sipping tea, nibbling on fresh fruit, [...]
Posted in Books, Knitting, tagged Mermaid, Socks on April 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday was filled with more knitterly goodness in my hometown of Chicago. Amy Singer was in town at Loopy Yarns, signing copies of her new book No Sheep for You, showing off the designs, and chatting with all the folks in the shop. If by any chance Amy runs across this entry and sees the [...]
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