Monthly Archives: May 2010
Hear Ye, Toronto Knitters
For knitters in the Toronto area inclined to: a) knit in public in a group b) travel to a bunch of yarn shops c) experience what essentially amounts to day camp for grownups The TTC Knitalong is back in action … Continue reading
Filed under knitting in public, knitting tourism
Ticky Boxes
Thank you all very much for your comments on my last post, I appreciate them bunches. In the short term I know rationally that nothing is really that terribly dire, even if the part of my brain that would like … Continue reading
Filed under fearless knitting, real life miscellaney
Ok go
Having a bit of a down week this week, my internet friends. My current job contract is ending and is not being renewed, I was not selected for the other job I applied for on the same campus, and I … Continue reading
Filed under real life miscellaney
The Easy Nemesis
It’s been a pretty busy few months behind the scenes here at Knitting to Stay Sane, no secret about that – and I’m loving the design projects that I’ve completed so far this year, just as much as I’m looking … Continue reading
Filed under lace
The Best Kind of Souvenir
How many of you have ever had a friend go off on a trip somewhere and bring you back yarn as a souvenir? If you have, I think this must mean you have reached a particular stage of Knitter-dom, somewhere … Continue reading
Filed under knitting tourism
Pre-Yarn-Bombing
Last night I joined in my first “yarn bombing” session (or rather, pre-yarn-bombing), courtesy of an invite from a few of the ladies at Passionknit. They are preparing an installation that will surround a large planter at the Textile Museum, … Continue reading
Filed under knitting in public
Miscellaney on a Thursday
As my brain slowly pieces itself back together this week, I find myself in that messy little in-between phase of tidying up after projects now out the door, reckoning with neglected Works-In-Progress, and moving forward with a few new things. … Continue reading
Filed under finished object: socks
Knitter’s Frolic
Well, the Toronto Knitter’s Frolic was this past weekend, and what can I say, it was a good time. I went down on Saturday with my mom and my friend Rebecca who came to visit this weekend from the wilds … Continue reading
Filed under knitting tourism, stash
Azalea mitts
[Note from the future: this pattern is now available for download from the Sweet Sheep: Azalea Mitts] I tell ya, it’s either feast or famine around here when it comes to designs. I just got done showing off the Royale … Continue reading
Filed under design, finished object: accessories
Royale
Okay, so usually when I finish a design and then put it out into the world for public consumption, I am immediately filled with a strangling mix of glee and terror, when all my insecurities about things I could have … Continue reading
Filed under cables, design, finished object: sweater
