A long and really busy work and life week here, but I did get a fair amount done on some YOP pieces: I finished up the pair of Desert Vista Dyeworks self-striping socks. The yarn is DVD's Viso sock yarn base in the color Halley's Comet. I added in a pale pink mini-skein from stash… Continue reading Year of Projects: Week 3
Book Review: The Hazel Wood
Synopsis from Goodreads: Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns… Continue reading Book Review: The Hazel Wood
WIP Wednesday: January 11, 2022
I have a few things on the go that were last year's Year of Projects pieces I didn't get finished or were other works in progress. I'm slowly trying to get those finished up and I worked on two of them this week. I am in the home stretch on my Sonoran Shawl project. This… Continue reading WIP Wednesday: January 11, 2022
Book Review: The Map of Time
Synopsis from Goodreads: This rollicking page-turner with a cast of real and imagined literary characters and cunning intertwined plots stars a skeptical H.G. Wells as a time-traveling investigator.Characters real and imaginary come vividly to life in this whimsical triple play of intertwined plots, in which a skeptical H. G. Wells is called upon to investigate… Continue reading Book Review: The Map of Time
Year of Projects 2022: Week 2
Definitely a bit of a re-entry week back to work after the holidays but I did work on several YOP things, so here we go! Cast on and knit all of sock #1 for the plain vanilla self-striping socks. The main yarn is Desert Vista Dyeworks Viso Sock in the colorway Halley's Comet. I opted… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 2
FO Friday: Bronwyn Sweater
I finally finished up my Bronwyn sweater this week, and have been really glad to have such a warm, cozy sweater because it has been COLD here. Designed by Melissa Wehrle of NeoKnits as part of a Brooklyn Tweed collection, this sweater is knit from the bottom hem up, and is worked in the round… Continue reading FO Friday: Bronwyn Sweater
Book Review: Cemetery Boys
Synopsis from Goodreads: Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him.When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find… Continue reading Book Review: Cemetery Boys
FO: BFL/Silk Handspun Yarn
I really wanted to have all my spinning bobbins cleaned off for 2022, so I got myself refocused on the larger spin I had been working on through the end of 2021 to get it finished up. I'm happy to say that's accomplished and I went into the new year being able to start a… Continue reading FO: BFL/Silk Handspun Yarn
Year of Projects 2022: Week 1
I took advantage of a few days off to organize my proejcts for 2022 and start a few things: I cast on for a pair of plain vanilla socks, using a self-striping sock yarn from Desert Vista Dyeworks. The colorway is Halley's Comet, and it's alternating stripes of a dark blue and a lightly speckled… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 1
January 2022 Crafting Goals
Here's what I've got on my to-do list for January: Finish sock #1 of the Vapour Socks. I just need to Kitchener the toe, so that won't take long to do. Finish the Bronwyn sweater. I have the back finished and I'm working on the front right now. Both sleeves are done so once the… Continue reading January 2022 Crafting Goals
Knit One, Spin Too 