One stitch short

I have returned from the delightful cabin trip to Michigan (we were in this general area), and I am happy. We didn’t spend a lot of time up there, but the time we spent was awesome. We arrived late on Friday, having survived an hour of bumper-to-bumper sitting (during which we saw four teen-ish-age kids [...]

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Even though it’s Tuesday

I’m going to give you a WIP Wednesday-type post. Because who knows what kind of time I’ll have tomorrow. Currently, I have two pairs of socks on the needles. Okay, not really. I have one pair of socks and one single sock on the needles. The pair of socks: is the greeny Koigu KPPPM purchased [...]

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WIP Wednesday: Self-Control Edition

Yes, I know it’s Friday. My self-control does not extend to getting blog posts out on time. In my resolve to knit only Christmas gifts until Christmas (which isn’t that hard… I’m only knitting gifts for four five people this year and most of them aren’t even big gifts), with the exception of the purple [...]

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Approaching Calm

Things have been a weird combination of hectic and happy here at House of HookOn (… a little alliteration never killed anyone, c’mon) lately, and I’m delighted to report that some of the uncertainty is finding its way to resolution with a bit of “Oh yes, that’s what it’s supposed to be like” thrown in. [...]

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I am also working on this

Valley Yarns Alpaca/Silk laceweight (Stitches Midwest 2006) and KnitPicks classic circulars, size US 3) It’s Icarus. Well, it’s Icarus in its larval stage no, musn’t use that word around the wool — infancy. It’s the eight setup rows that you do before you actually start to knit lace. I got this far and I got [...]

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WIP Friday: Keeping hope alive

You may remember that my camera became posessed by demons, that I had to send it away for an exorcism, and that I’ve been borrowing digital cameras both from cheerfully helpful people and from people who don’t even know about it. Because blogging is amazingly dull when one doesn’t have a digital camera. I called [...]

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Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty!

Twenty Kureyon blocks! Ah ah ah! I know it’s Friday, but better a late WIP Wednesday than never right? Right. Kureyon 207, purchased at Stitches Midwest 2007, the 18th block Kureyon 126, from KillerDaisy (on Ravelry) (THANK YOU!), the 19th block Kureyon Mishmash, from previous block leftovers. The 20th and final block! Woohoo! They’re done! [...]

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Nearing the End

Like a hot knife through butter, I move through the pile of Kureyon. Kureyon 180, the 14th block Like grass in the wind, it bends to my will. Kureyon 170, the 15th block The colors dance under my hands. Like puppets. Kureyon 154, the 16th block Kureyon, you fascinate me even as I devour you. [...]

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WIP … Thursday?

I was going to post this yesterday, but I got distracted. Nick left last night for a four-day trip away with guys, and I took advantage of his absence by scattering my knitting all over the living room. I may have left a project in the bathroom… I’m not sure. I love having the apartment [...]

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