Mittens for Movember

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I know it’s been ages since my last post…what can I say? Life happens and this time it kicked me in the butt. I’ll be getting back to more regular posting soon, particularly now that we’re on our way to Yule and the mittens I was knitting as presents will hopefully soon be winging their way north. That’s not what I’m posting about, though. I’m posting about Movember. What is Movember? Well, it’s a movement that happens every November to try and raise awareness about Prostate Cancer and Men’s Health. With the large concentration on talking about women’s issues and … Continue reading →

WIP Wednesday: The Yule Knitting Commences

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I know that updates have been sparse lately, but I blame that on the work schedule being a bit wonky. One of the drawbacks of rotating shifts, I guess. When I haven’t been working, though, I’ve been keeping myself busy – and not with my Sims game! I’ve noticed time just slipping right away when I play, so I either need to set a timer, or just concentrate on the other things that need doing. This week I’ve been really good and just concentrating on the knitting. First, though, I’ve gotten back to the spinning. This has been the one … Continue reading →

When did knitting socks become a challenge?

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Anyone who knows me knows that I knit a lot of socks. Often I will mix up techniques just to keep things fresh and interesting. Very few people know that my kryptonite is often the dreaded Short Row Heel. I don’t know why I have trouble with Short Rows. I find them awfully fussy, and I often find that for some reason my stitches tend to warp and stretch. One designer will suggest knitting your wraps with your stitches in one manner, and others will suggest forgetting about the wraps altogether. I find that if I knit too tight, I … Continue reading →

WIP Wednesday: Knitting on…the sweater?!

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You’d think there would be a ton of socks featured this week, what with the Scarefest having released two official patterns and two bonus patterns, but I’m going to disappoint you. While I wish I had the time and inclination to knit a pair of fine-gauge socks per week, I just don’t have that capability – at least, not at this time. So I’m going to plink away at Scarefest as the time allows me, and not stress about it. In the meantime, here’s a sock! No, seriously, this is the vanilla sock that is suspiciously man-sized and being knit … Continue reading →

Ten on Tuesday: The Weekend

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I love the weekend. Well…I guess I should specify that as “days off”. As I generally work shifts, I don’t always get a traditional weekend, where the work week ends by 5pm on Friday afternoon and starts again by 9am on Monday. Even so, today’s Tuesday Ten is all about favourite things to do on the weekend. I’ll just turn that into “Days Off” Gardening: I don’t mind gardening. It’s not my absolute favourite hobby, but I like the results. Next year I need to be a little more consistent with my gardening and yardwork. Cleaning: Again, not an absolute … Continue reading →

FO Friday: Warmth for Wednesday

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For lace socks, these are sure going to be warm. I find that Paton’s Kroy is really great for warm socks, and while the nature of lace is to be full of holes, I can’t see that stopping the Kroy from doing it’s job. It’s like the Buttered Cat Paradox. So here they are: Wednesday socks. They were a fairly quick knit, all things considered, and probably would have gone even quicker if I’d actually been using the sport weight that the pattern called for. I will likely revisit this pattern at a later date, as it is very pretty … Continue reading →

WIP Wednesday: She’s Watching the Detectives…

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Man, it’s so cute. But seriously, we’ll get to the whole Elvis Costello reference in a moment. First I have to show you my Wednesday socks. They’re not quite finished yet. I’m a wee bit disappointed in that, but Real Life and the latest Sims 3 expansion threw a bit of a spanner in the works on that one. I’m trying to limit the amount of time I’m spending with my Sims (Faeries! Zombies! w00t!). The Wednesday socks are pretty, yet look like they’re going to also be warm and functional. not bad for plain twine-coloured yarn. And now we … Continue reading →

Ten on Tuesday: For the Love of September

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Today’s Ten on Tuesday is all about September. To be exact, the ten things you love about September. Kids are going back to school Not so much an issue for the Husbeast and I since we don’t have children, but it does mean that for some things, the neighbourhood is quieter. When you work shifts that go around the clock, this is an important thing. Stationery is inexpensive Sure, they’re gearing children up for “back to school”. I like to think of it as “cheap art supply” time! The weather is getting cooler Calgary is a city of extremes, it … Continue reading →

All I need is a small alien friend in my basket.

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I got to go on my first Full Moon Ride tonight! Robin and I loaded up Frankie and Elwood (our Pashleys) and headed downtown to meet up with the group. I can now say that having a C-Train stop two or three blocks away from the house is very convenient. We met up with Chelsea out front of BikeBike, and got to meet a few new folks. There were cyclists all over the place. I think I heard that this was the biggest full moon ride so far. Even better, since this was the second full moon in August, it … Continue reading →

Knitting as an afterthought

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It certainly took long enough to finish off these socks.  They first appeared in the blog back in December, and I only finally kitchenered the last heel this afternoon.  They started off as purse knitting, went to a pub or two and the theatre…then promptly were tossed aside as I became somewhat disenchanted with socks over the first half of the year. They never even made it to Ravelry…they were just generic “afterthought heel” socks that only served the purpose of being a distraction. This was a weird project. The socks actually started out as a scarf. Skacel / Schoppel … Continue reading →