Pensive Frog

You may recall that I began the Odessa hat with much excitement, but now this cute little pattern is kicking my butt. If I lose concentration for a second, all of a sudden it’s all gone to hell. Although I’ve been getting a lot better at fixing mistakes and righting wronged stitches, I [...]

Yes, I finished the Go With the Flow socks! Awesome. Here they are, drying.

According to The Economist, this is the year of the sock. I tend to believe them.

Behold, my Waving Lace socks, in some nice Lorna’s Laces. I used to be a scarf knitter, but as my closet is now FULL of scarves, I had to find another outlet.
Here’s why socks are better than scarves:
1. [...]

Yay! Valentine’s Day is over, and everything is on sale! I heard on the radio that the average American couple spends $500 on Valentine’s Day, including $85 for a dozen long-stemmed roses. Well, if you spend $85 on roses at Trader Joe’s, you’ll get 120 of these babies:

Loverly.
And, if you try to [...]

I used to carry my double-pointed needles in a zippered pouch, but it gets a little annoying to separate the #0 needles from the #1 needles, so I decided it was time to imagineer a little needle roll. I started with the instructions in Stitch ‘n Bitch, and ended up with this:

Hey, wow, too [...]

“You know, the thing I like about professional snowboarding is the juxtaposition of the stereotypical snowboarder image - slacker, pot-addled, anti-establishment, whatever-dude - with the fact that these crazy tricks require incredible amounts of concentration, dedication, determination, practice, and physical intelligence! It’s pretty cool.”
Some dude in a baggy ski suit does a “fakie backside [...]

Hey, didja know that this week is Through With Chew week? And today, February 16 is the Great American Spit-Out? Yeah, you probably don’t think about smokeless tobacco that much, which is a good thing. But in some places in the U.S., over 20% of teenage boys use spit tobacco, which we [...]

I dare you to look at these without laughing.
Hysterically.

Just in time for V-Day, here’s a link to “How Much is Inside Conversation Hearts?” (on Cockeyed). This is priceless. I want to repeat the experiment, especially the message tally. An excerpt:
…
All mine 3
amore 2
Angel 6
anger mgmt 0
ask me 4
baby daddy 0
bad rash 0
Be good [...]

Martha is coming to Seattle! I may just have to go to this! After all, I learned to knit from an old issue of MS Living. (via Viv at Seattle Bon Vivant)

A few days ago I saw Grumperina’s new Odessa hat pattern on Magknits, and I got that feeling. You know, that tingly, needy feeling that won’t go away until you cast on? Oh, it itches. Anyway, I actually had a ball of the required yarn (Rowan Cashsoft DK) in my stash, so [...]

So here’s my haul from the So Much Yarn sale waaaaay back in January.

I didn’t find anything good in the deep discount bins like I did last year, but I got some great stuff at 30% off. 3 skeins each of Silk Garden, Silky Wool, and sportweight Frog Tree Alpaca, and 2 skeins of [...]

Oh wait, it’s me.
I’ve joined the iPod generation (finally), which means I have to actually learn how to use iTunes. I had a super old version of iTunes on my laptop, but I haven’t used it or listened to music on my ‘top in at least a year. So, since I wanted to [...]

This is Just to Say
by William Carlos Williams
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
Another favorite poem of mine is Elizabeth Bishop’s The Fish, which I thought was a little too long to post. But you can read it here.
This was supposed to be posted [...]

Don’t get yourself in a tizzy, I haven’t started cussing on this site. “WTF” means “What the foo?” I actually say that quite frequently in real life. Yes, I’m an odd one.
Anyway, I pity the foo who shells out $39.99 on this. The fake bald head doesn’t even fit properly! (Oh, [...]

Many thanks goes to Kris of Kris Crafts for sending me this cute card and adorable Chibi! I won a little contest that she was running on her blog, and she was nice enough to send me a treat.

Now that I have two Chibis (with different types of needles), I think it’s time to [...]