Let's just ignore how long it's been since I've posted, okay? I got completely out of the habit of posting and completely into the habit of lurking.

On the knitting side of things: Lots of knitting around these parts, minus an 8-week period last fall where I hurt my right thumb and couldn't knit ( Read more... )

So, I FINALLY remembered to buy my Rhinebeck workshop, so that I won't try to register after everything's sold out (like last year). I was worried the class I wanted would be sold out already (yes, I know it's still July, but there are already classes sold out), but it wasn't, so YAY ( Read more... )

So, today is the first day of spring, and it's also the day that I taught myself how to spin using a drop spindle. :-D ( Read more... )

I PASSED THE BAR EXAM!!!

I've decided to do a sort of NaNo -- as a Knitting Blog Post Month! 50,000 words in November, on knitting. :-)

It's over at alliecatfish knits.

Just a warning, this post is going to be FILLED with photos.

All of the yarn I bought, I plan to use for socks. Some of it is sock yarn, and some of it is sport/DK yarn.

But first, a photo of Casey and "Bob" from the Ravelry meet-up:


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Came home with lots of lovely yarn (mostly sock, but a bit of sport/DK weight) and some stitch markers and a bracelet ( Read more... )

The Alex Knitting Bot 9000 strikes again! I finished the Miette cardigan tonight. Which means that I've now cast on and finished three sweaters since the Bar. Woohoo! I still need to weave in ends and block and photograph the sweater. But it's done ( Read more... )

GUH. Oh, show, you kill me. In all the best ways.

I might be more coherent later, but for now...

( mostly incoherent spoilers, obviously )

Searched youtube for "judy's magic cast on" and found a video with over 170,000 views. I think I'm in the right place.

Click to view

edited to add: oh good god please stop talking and just show me the cast on already, i don't care about the jungle analogy ( Read more... )