Monthly Archives: February, 2009
Bathmat-itis?
OH HAI! Last night, I stumbled upon the Ravelry page for Absorba, The Great Bathmat and something snapped in me. I just had to knit it. It didn’t matter that I didn’t have the yarn or the book containing the pattern. So, I jumped in the car and headed to Michaels and came back with [...]
Post-Valentine’s Post
Usually I’m not one to think twice about Valentine’s Day. It’s never really meant much to me as a holiday, maybe because I’ve usually had very low-key Valentine’s nights or because I like to have low expectations to hedge against disappointment. So imagine my pleasant surprise when yesterday turned out to be an awesome, fun, [...]
Piper’s Jacket – WIP
A friend of mine just had a baby. He and his wife named her Piper. So I’m making Piper a jacket: I’m using a pattern by Debbie Bliss called (appropriately) “Ribbed Baby Jacket” and using some stash superwash wool I’ve had lying around for over a year. I think it’s turning out very adorable, and [...]
