My first knitting project that I’ve completed in a while is the Saturday Market Bag by Jodie Danenberg (a fellow string player!)
It took me three tries to finally get the pattern right - I wasn’t looking closely enough, and was passing the yarn over stitch over, instead of the slipped stich. Once I got […]
I love bamboo knitting needles. They may be more expensive than plastic or metal needles, but they’re worth it, I think. They combine the best characteristics of each.
Plastic needles feel pretty good in your hand as you knit, and they’re lightweight, which eases stress on your hands. But they aren’t […]
The nice thing about hats is they’re really fast to make. This was a two-movie hat (Two Weeks Notice and Sleepless in Seattle), made from chenille yarn on size 10.5 needles.
This is me modelling the new hat (along with the matching scarf that I made a while ago).
And a view of the back of […]
So, typically my pattern is to get obsessed with some subject or activity, get bored with it after a while, and move on to a new obsession. One obsession at a time.
For example, three years ago I was obsessed over buying a car. I visited the forums at edmunds.com every day, and […]