Category: Musings

Whirlwind

Whew! The past two weeks have been quite the whirlwind ride! After an idyllic, relaxing week in Mexico with the family, real life came back with a vengeance. I had…

read more January 27, 2009

Meet me at Unwind!

Unwind is having an anniversary party on January 15 and I’ll be there signing books! Here’s more info from Unwind: Unwind celebrates its fifth anniversary in 2009, and we’re startingoff…

read more January 8, 2009

Happy New Year!

No knitting going on here… I purposefully left my yarn at home to give my wrists a rest and stave off my impending carpal tunnel syndrome. Plus, who can think…

read more December 31, 2008

On a kick

I’m on a fingerless gloves kick. Some knitters call them wristwarmers. I just like them because they’re so fast to knit. Here are some silk garden ones: And some kureyon…

read more December 5, 2008

It never rains in Southern California

With all the fires and 90-degree weather, it seems like years since we’ve had rain in Los Angeles. Photo by kristi.nicole But last night the heavens opened up. I was…

read more November 26, 2008

Hot But Also Warm

Like everyone else in the whole wide world, I’m making a striped Noro scarf. Molly’s helping. Mine is out of a pink/purple/green and grey/brown/charcoal Noro Silk Garden Chunky. The picture…

read more November 25, 2008

Obama-rama

I am knitting the above into a sweater. See? I’ll be knitting this tonight while watching the VP debates. Also, I’ll be posting this as a free pattern once I’m…

read more October 3, 2008

Subversive Cross Stitch

It may appear that I haven’t been knitting a lot lately. But this is not the truth. I have been knitting. I just have nothing to show for it. Well,…

read more October 1, 2008

Girls Burning Yarn

Excuse my absence from the blog: I’ve been too ashamed by my complete failure at the 2008 Ravelympics to show my face. I’m still less than half done with the…

read more September 5, 2008

And she’s off!

My Ravelympics project is off to a slow start, but I think I’m starting to hit my stride. I’m really going to have to pick up the pace if I…

read more August 15, 2008