10 results of 16 Blog Posts

FINALLY... Some Cupcakes!

Folksy :: Buy "Knitted cakes - knitting pattern by email - butterfly cakes, fairy cakes and currant buns" Oops... lol, well Almost. ok, I know, I know... *she sighs* This BLOG was started, hell inspired by my 'refound' (is that evena word?-lol) l (read full article)

Knitting a Spring Cardigan (or two)

posted June 17, 2010 in Art and Tea

My great-nephew recently celebrated his first birthday and I wanted to knit him something bright and colorful. I chose this boxy, cropped cardigan pattern called Haiku that I found on knitty.com, a great resource for knitters and chock full of free (read full article)

new things

posted June 09, 2010 in inner pickle

I'm about to reconfigure that 'new things' to-do list over on the left hand column, and I am thinking up some fun new things to put on it. (This time, no deadline. No point setting myself up to fail. I will do a wrap-up post sometime (read full article)

hat for my fella

posted April 26, 2010 in inner pickle

Not sure if you saw my first attempt at this little project, here. Not so good. So I cast on again, still no idea what gauge means (must look that up) but added more stitches and hoped like heck this one fitted. It does.  Not bad hey? If anyone i (read full article)

Beanie for Adam

posted April 19, 2010 in inner pickle

So I mentioned before that I was knitting a beanie for Adam. Last night I cast off and sewed it up (pattern is a ribbed flat hat knitted up on straight needles, good for new knitters. Free pattern from here.) I presented the finished hat to Adam.Exc (read full article)

A Quick Post About Knitting

posted March 23, 2010 in Equal Opportunity Kitchen

I really don't know how I ended up being attracted to domestic activities. I almost want to find a hobbie to rebel against my domesticity.domesticity [ˌdəʊmɛˈstɪsɪtɪ]n pl -ties1. home life2. devotion to or familiarity with home life3. (usuall (read full article)

A Colorful Knitted Cowl

posted March 18, 2010 in Art and Tea

One of my favorite times of day during the workweek is when I am able to settle down onto my cozy sofa in the evenings and pick up my knitting. Just picking up my pointy sticks immediately brings me to a place of meditative calm, a place where I hea (read full article)

In Defence of Domestic Failure

posted February 15, 2010 in Gourmet Worrier

During the Summer holidays Hoover was determined to learn how to knit. Both my mum and my sister knit, I on the other hand don't. I'm almost embarrassed to admit that I haven't knitted in almost twenty-five years. I know it's a crying shame and my mu (read full article)

My Taos Wrap

posted February 10, 2010 in Art and Tea

Inspired by the rich colors and textural landscape of Taos, NM, I started this wrap at the Jane Thornley knitting retreat I attended there last September. If you’d like to read about my journey there, I wrote about it here, here and here. Ful (read full article)

beginnings

posted February 08, 2010 in inner pickle

In winter last year I knitted Henry a scarf. It's the first knitted thing I ever finished and he loves it so much. I was very proud.Tilly doesn't really need a new scarf but it was a good pattern and was helpful in getting me (an inexperien (read full article)

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