Pattern WANT

Kelmscot, from the latest Twist Collective
Someday, perhaps, it will be mine….
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There has been knitting. A fair bit of it. There has also been a lot of “life” happening around here, since July (ack, [...]

Unfaithful

I have a confession to make: I’m cheating on you with another blog.
Want to know the story? Check out my CD project blog here: http://bardicsong.wordpress.com
In actual knitting news, I have both finished a sweater and gone to a knit-night again (finally!). Perhaps there may even be photos in the future!

Not Dead

Not sleeping either, which explains the utter lack of posts, content, knitting, and general brain activity over the last… however-long-it’s-been.
I have, however:
- Moved to a fantabulous house that we are sharing with another awesome family of friends. It’s a social experiment, but so far it’s been great!

- watched my amazing daughter grow and [...]

Sita Sings the Blues

Sita Sings the Blues is a phenomenal full-length animated film, creatively reinterpreting the story of the Ramayama. Through a variety of storytelling approaches — from heckling shadow-puppets to the jazz vocals of 1920’s singer Annette Hanshaw — the love (and loss) story of the Hindu god Rama and his wife Sita is brought to [...]

Cocoa Swap 2 Questionnaire

OK, so I’ve gone and signed up for another swap. It’s my way of saying, “Hello Outside World! I still exist!”
A post with real content coming soon, I promise. Am negotiating “blogging time” with the Dru — it’s hard to blog with a baby taking up one typing hand for cuddles!
Questionnaire
The [...]

Miss April

Have you read the latest post on the knitty.com blog? Amid the fantastic promotion of the calendar project for a very worthy cause, Amy very flatteringly mentions a certain other model… the mother of a certain cushion model…
So yes, it’s true — the Purple Purl…Naturally 2009 calendar features a fabulous range of cheeky knitters [...]

Secret Pal 13 questions

I signed up for Secret Pal 13 both because I love getting “good mail” and because I thought perhaps having a commitment (with treats!) would help me get back into the blogging mode postpartum. We’ll see how it goes… For now, here’s the standard intro. questions (Hi, new Secret Pal!!). and this very [...]

Vacation Knitting

I’m going to one of my favourite vacation spots later today, so in preparation for the long car trip and days of slack, I had to be sure I would have something to keep my hands busy!
Last autumn, when Interweave Knits released their Fall issue, I was struck by the cover photo’s pattern:

While [...]

Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

If you are a fan of Joss Whedon* (and I’m betting you are) go watch these 13-min videos (Acts I and II) right now. Then you can be as geeked-out happy as I am, and share my pain of waiting all the way until Saturday for the last part.
*Creator/writer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer [...]

SP12 Question of the Week #3 & 4

Between pregnancy sleepies, work stress, vacation not-stress-but-busy.ness, I’m way behind on blogging! Here are the SP12 QotWs, but I *promise* I’ll post again soon with something knitting or my exciting baby news!
QotW#3:
What would you consider the perfect amount of stash?
The “perfect” amount of stash would be small enough that it fits into [...]