If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
While sick recently, I’ve found myself regretting a promise I made to a friend. We were talking about how phone games can eat up your time — hours, even days of it — without any benefits. After playing a phone game, I feel the same or worse than when I started, despite the fact I... Continue Reading →
I’ve finished making a laptop bag out of Oscha’s Hobbit Quest Travel fabric. Even having made a sample bag first, I got surprised, repeatedly, as the following journal entries attest. TL;DR (for the statistically minded):Number of times I changed the foot on my machine: 18Number of times I swapped thread colors: 8Number of seams ripped... Continue Reading →
Ever since March, I've felt like my brain isn't working all that well. Something about the COVID-19 lockdown and the life changes that have gone with it has made it very hard for me to do things I would normally find only mildly challenging. For example, my attempts to knit a shawl have stalled out... Continue Reading →
Between the holidays and my new drawing class, I've been rather distracted, so my latest knitting project was understandably simple. I figured my best bet was to make yet another pair of socks from the pattern I know so well. The only problem: I didn't have enough of any one sock yarn for a whole pair.... Continue Reading →
I've finally done the construction work on the bag I'm making using the Napramach Bag pattern from Folk Bags: 30 Knitting Patterns & Tales From Around the World by Vicki Square. It still needs a lining, but since it's not part of the official pattern, I'm declaring it done! Using my handspun yarn for this project... Continue Reading →
