There is a point where you start to question your decisions when it comes to long projects. It’s a little early for this project in particular but soon I’m pretty sure I’ll be getting there. As I’m filling out more of the first section I am starting to come across one of the things you […]
Category: crafting
New Year Resolution: Going Swimmingly
At the new year I gave myself a pretty simple resolution: actually doing some needle point embroidery patterns. I’ve done cross-stitch for years and thought about doing needlepoint but always felt too overwhelmed to actually start. That changes this year. The first pattern I’ve started with is pretty simple – just a chain stitch and […]
Mid-month Middle Earth 15
This is not going to be a terribly cool update, because it’s just an update of beige. It’s important – the connective tissue that carries you on. But not terribly exciting as far as things to look at. Until I move into a new section most updates are probably going to be some sort of […]
Fandom Fun: Island Shawl
Growing up I played plenty of video games and one I remember fondly is “The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker”. As I’ve been expanding my knitting repertoire I thought it would be cool to make something from a Zelda game, however all I could find pattern-wise were simple green tunics and caps. This wasn’t […]
December Double Trouble: One Week to Post Them All – Part Two
I’ve been working on my own shawl design, and it’s been a bit of trial and error as I work out all the kinks in it. The initial idea wasn’t too hard to figure out because it’s a modified zig zag pattern, but my biggest issue was working out how much to cast on for […]
Mid-Month Middle Earth 14
I swear I’m starting all of these posts recently with some declaration of life, mostly because these posts are so sporadic and oddly timed. This holiday season has been kicking my butt so far, even worse than last year (and that’s saying something). That said, we have a new, if short, update for sometime after […]
Mid-Month Middle Earth 13
This can only barely be considered mid-month, largely because half a month has already passed. These last few weeks have left me feeling like I am sprinting from one thing to the next, between work, crafts, shows, and other previous engagements I kind of want to just lie on the floor for the day and […]
We knit a fine pair of socks
Guess who finished their first pair of socks! I am incredibly proud of myself for having completed not only one sock but two. Once the size was figured out making the sock turned out not to be super hard – just tedious. I can say I will likely make another pair of socks in the […]
Mid-month Middle Earth 12
This last week has been a mess with everything going on in the country, and I’ve been on a bit of a rollercoaster emotionally. One thing I have relied on has been crafting, it is a good place to just turn off all the noise of what is going on outside and focus on what […]
Mid-month Middle Earth 11
We are officially “into the weeds” when it comes to the colors on the portion of the map I am working on, no more nice, large blocks of colors are awaiting me. It’s a balancing act of how much thread to carry while putting in stitches. Carry the thread too long, and it makes a […]