The package is in the mail. Really. I just dropped it off, and I’m laughing at myself. See, I bought this huge padded mailing envelope. Not intentionally; it just happened to be the only one currently in stock which was larger than a Monarch-sized sheet of paper. No worries, I told myself. I [...]
I am such a dweeb. I’ve been looking through the photos a colleague is making for me as part of a larger research project, and found myself nigh-well dancing as I looked at a certain group of cemetery photos and his notes. It’s not that the information is new, undiscovered, or even particularly spectatular. It’s [...]
With Seraphim finished, and considering my vow to clear up the last of my UFOs, I’ve picked this up again:
It’s been bundled up in the basket for the past year while other things took priority. There are about 2 inches left to knit at the top, then the sleeves. Colors are indistinct here, but are [...]
This was my first venture into the world of knitted lace. The pattern is Miriam Felton’s Seraphim, and while I spent nearly as much time moving backward as I did forward (entirely my own fault and usually the result of missing or inadvertent yarn overs), I have to say that I enjoyed it thoroughly. [...]
Seraphim was cast off this afternoon. Blocking was . . . interesting. Especially since I’ve never really done it before, and never on this size project. T is on nights (which means sleeping during the day), so blocking on the bed was out. The floors in the house are wood, with the exception of the [...]
