Neatly Tangled

I seem to be going through a phase where all I want to do is knit.

deb — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:54:24 +0000

I am so not complaining about this. Right now I have Shapely Boyfriend, Turn a Square, and a pair of house socks for the boy on the needles. This is a *lot* of knitting for me all at once. I … Continue reading →

New pattern time! Introducing Pretty Little Shells.

deb — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:16:30 +0000

This is a “spa cloth,” y’all, made from KnitPicks CotLin DK.

Seriously soft when washed, beautiful to look at, generously sized, and an easy gift project that will still stun the recipient…what’s not to love?

Available through Ravelry, Etsy, and right here on the site.

Gah! I drive myself crazy sometimes!

deb — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:14:49 +0000

I left the sweater I was knitting at work. Fail. I guess I’ll just have to work on one of the afghans I’ve got going. There are only…4 of them? I think. 3. And a giant baby blanket. I think. … Continue reading →

A bit of design news

deb — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:43:34 +0000

I was waiting for word on a submission, and I got it: I’m going to be self-publishing, which is my thing anyhow. No disappointment, because the design still gets to reach the world! It’ll probably take me a couple of weeks to get 2 samples finished along with a few decent images, because things are Just That Busy (are you as tired of hearing that as I am of saying it?) But I’m really looking forward to getting this one out there for you!

More soon.

RHSS

deb — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:39:42 +0000

I know it’s practically heretical, but I’ve talked here before about my love affair with RHSS (that would be Red Heart Super Saver, for any of you who have never had the pleasure of encountering an OMG-teh-ebil-squeaky-babby-melting-acrylic thread). There are…new colors. New colors that I must have. New colors that need to find their way into the giant-granny-square-blanket-that-may-never-be-finished. And scarves that won’t get ruined when thrown into the wash. And the sweaters I really want to make for the kids. And that big-ass blanket I cut up.

And we’re not even going to talk about Red Heart’s new With Love…

Chains.cc

deb — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:02:02 +0000

Have you ever heard of this site? I found out about it through the most excellent UfYH (strong language warning for that site, folks), and I’m trying to use it a bit to get myself back into habits that I’m sorry I fell out of. Like crocheting or knitting at least a little every day, or posting on my blogs, or household chores here and there.

Just a little in love with both sites (and completely *ahem* obsessed with UfYH).

Another ode to the granny square:

deb — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:08:11 +0000

I’d love to put this in poetic for, because it’s fun. And a proper ode needs a proper form, yes? But alas, tonight is not the night.

I suppose this is more of a thank-heavens-for-the-granny-square, which always comes to my rescue when I’m too scattered or stressed to work on something more complicated, which can soothe me just by moving my hands through those familiar motions, which can make me fall in love with crochet again and again and again, and which can be stitched together into some of the loveliest afghans ever conceived.

Thank you, my very best yarny friend. Thank you, indeed.

A couple of quick notes:

deb — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:15:06 +0000

Shapely Boyfriend is coming along nicely. I haven’t done much work on it since my vacation ended, but it’s not fighting me back when I do work on it so at this point it’s a roaring success.

Work is nuts at the moment but staffing relief is in sight. I have a ton of design ideas right now so I’m hoping very much that I’ll have a chance to execute them soon. I miss turning my ideas into awesomeness!

Also, I am now terrified of plants.

Shapely Boyfriend

deb — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:00:20 +0000

So I decided I wasn’t going to let the sweater thing beat me and I cast on for Shapely Boyfriend:

So far, so good. I seem to be getting gauge and I’m rather happy overall with how it’s looking. All of those nifty increases! My knitting looks fancy.

Love this book so much!

deb — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:42:45 +0000

I found this at a little bookshop in Maine this week and had to have it. It’s s story about a little girl who finds a magic box of yarn. The kids love it, but I got it for me because I was tickled by the concept and crazy about the illustrations.

Amazon link.