If you're interested in catching up with what I've been crafting and reading this week, some finishes and several WIPs, grab a beverage and spend some time with my podcast for the end of August. https://youtu.be/N8Wd4uDKcw0
Month: August 2022
Year of Projects 2022: Week 35
I finished up a few things this week, hoping to close out August with mostly empty needles to kick off the official start of fall knitting season. I finished up the second Altitude Sock to complete the pair, which also served as my final pair of socks for Summer Sock Camp 2022, hosted by the… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 35
Year of Projects 2022: Week 34
First up this week are my pair of finished self-striping, plain vanilla socks. Yarn is from Desert Vista Dyeworks in the 'Monkey Wrench' colorway. I used a leftover bit of plain black for the Fish Lips Kiss heels in this otherwise simple pair. The yarn base is one I generally have almost a half skein… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 34
WIP Wednesday – Podcast Form
I decided to restart my languishing podcast, so if you're interested in what I'm currently making, currently reading and a quick life update on why I took a break from podcasting for 18 months, here's all of that in one chatty video. https://youtu.be/B5SaNoN8sz0
Year of Projects 2022: Week 33
Mostly socks to talk about this week, and I'm a bit behind for my Sunday post, so let's jump right in, shall we? I have been motoring along on the self-striping Monkey Wrench socks, with yarn from Desert Vista Dyeworks. I've finished sock #1 and started sock #2. I'm using some leftover jet black yarn… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 33
Year of Projects 2022: Week 32
I've been focusing on some things around the house this week. For the first time in the 13+ years we've lived here, we've had an actual monsoon-type summer which means that all the weeds which have been waiting patiently in the ground have really taken off. Which means weeding. Not a favorite activity but we've… Continue reading Year of Projects 2022: Week 32
Book Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures
Genre: FictionStar Rating: 4-1/2 out of 5Synopsis from Goodreads: After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over… Continue reading Book Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures
Knit One, Spin Too 