Lobolita

Okay, I admit that these don’t photograph as well as, say, a fondant-covered cake with sugared violets. But come on, people! Bacon. Cheddar. What more could a person want? Oh, and they’re super-easy. I’ve posted the recipe over at Tasty Kitchen. Check it out!

It was a nice day–not too hot. We had about 200 people come through altogether, most looking for cheap yardsale bargains, though many stopped to look at my table. I ended up selling only two pieces–but one of them was one of the most expensive necklaces on the table! Apparently, people want big stone pendants [...]

At last, non-knitting content! This evening I put dozens of earrings on cards in preparation for my first-ever show. And by show, I mean yard sale. The North Seattle & Shoreline Annual Community Yard Sale, specifically. Tomorrow, August 8, I’ll be at 143rd and Wallingford Ave N. in Seattle from 9 AM to 2 PM, [...]

The yarn I’m using for Tim’s raglan is from a time long ago in a galaxy far, far away. Specifically, it’s Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt, 100% pure wool manufactured in Norway. Only, this isn’t Peer Gynt as we know it. This was manufactured sometime in the early Eighties and exported to Iceland, where it was [...]

Since the Great Third Trimester Stomach Flu has got me pretty much glued to the couch, this has become a knitting blog for the time being. Forgive me if I’m not much inclined to bake, paint murals in the bathroom, or crawl around cutting out sewing pattern pieces at the moment. But the crafting continues. [...]

Honestly, I don’t cut up all my knitting. In fact, this is only the second time I’ve ever done so. But since I had a sweater to cut up, a camera with a nifty macro setting, and a blog, I figured I might as well throw the process up here for the edification of anybody [...]

So the last four days have been eventful, but not particularly bloggable. Let’s just say that it’s hard to knit with an IV in your hand. But I’m doing better, and spent the entire day today working on my Drops cardigan. Tomorrow, I’ll have a rundown on the modifications and scary bits, but for now, [...]