Cooknknit.com

Over the Memorial Day weekend, I caught up on some sleep. Not only did I catch up up on some sleep, but I caught up on some crafting. I finished all the actual stitching of the cross stitch and started working on the backstitching (the outlining, for those not in the know). [...]

cooknknit –
[noun]:
A person of questionable sanity who starts their own cult
‘How will you be defined in the dictionary?’ at QuizGalaxy.com

Yes, I borrowed that from Tamara’s blog title. Sue me.
So, I finished the skirt. It took awhile, and I learned a lot. I didn’t realize all the steps that need to be taken to sew a simple skirt. I’m not sure if the skirt is a basic [...]

Yarn: Classic Elite Sundance, about 7 1/2 balls
Needles: Knit Picks Options size 8; a 10.5 needle used for 3 needle bind off
Modifications: I was between sizes, and while I normally go with the larger of the two sizes, I wasn’t sure. I cast on for the larger size (40″ bust), and I added about [...]

Lulu tagged me with a seven random things about me meme. I could use Cristi’s Get Out of Meme’s free card, but I think I’ll play along with this one.
1. I have been carded for a movie exactlly once in my life. And I am ashamed to say that it was for [...]

Last post I was full of crafts and crafting. Shortly afterward, I ran out of steam. I had a few days where I didn’t craft at all. Not one stitch, not one treadle, nothing. But a couple of days ago I got my steam back. I had steam to do [...]

Not so much problems with the crafting itself, but the amount and the diversity of the projects. You’ve got the knitting. Currently on the needles are baby gifts, a seeecret project, and a scarf. Then there’s the spinning:

Approximately 110 yards, about 11 WPI of Ashland bay in Sugar Maple.
And since I don’t [...]