Half Baked Goods

Little Sock That Could™

2007-05-17T12:22:00.000-07:00

I try very hard not to make promises I can’t keep. It is one of the quirky things about me which drives the children absolutely freaking insane. The Princess: Can we go to the mall this weekend and buy jeans? CursingMama: Maybe, we’ll have to see. The Princess: Why Not!?! CursingMama: I don’t make promises I can’t keep. We’ll have to wait and see what the weekend brings. I might have time,

I Would Never Abuse This Trust

2007-05-10T12:26:00.000-07:00

Cross Posted from the other jointIt's time to throw up the bat signal.Thank Goodness Bookish Wendy came up with this!So, despite all evidence to the contrary I have continued knitting along on the The Little Sock That Could™ even though there is a small little hole where I picked up the stitches for the gusset. (Per The Princess The Harlot reports this is not unusual and will go away when things

4 out of 5 Knitters Agree

2007-04-06T08:33:00.001-07:00

Swag Bag Courtesy of the Yarnery For the record, the Socking (stalking with a sock) has subsided somewhat. Fortunatley it’s the weird famous knitter stalking part that has calmed, not the sock knitting part. When I arrived at the restaurant meet-up on Wednesday I had a nice little cuff, a pretty well executed heel flap, and a FANTASTIC heel turn (no really I did it right and I did the math

A Harlot By Any Other Name

2007-04-06T07:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday afternoon I left the office a tad bit early, dressed in jeans & a sweatshirt with an adventure on my mind. Let it be known that I didn’t really leave the house without a wingman, my wingman just happened to be a flat woman. (all pictures suck butt. it is what it is when the camera has seen better days. if i win the lottery i will buy a bigger better camera) So, tucked away in my

The Last Knit - But Not For ME!

2006-09-28T07:03:00.000-07:00

I'm assuming that everyone has seen this - but to be certain:

Now How Did That Get In There?

2006-09-28T06:26:00.000-07:00

When I go shopping and accidentally buy something I didn't really need but thought needed a good home I have a tendency to say that it "accidentally fell into my cart"When I'm hanging out at home and I happen to eat a few pieces of candy I have a tendency to say that they "accidentally fell into my mouth"I'm using the same story for this.It's a box that accidentally fell right into my mailbox.Be

It's Got Pursinality

2006-09-26T18:54:00.000-07:00

When we last left the world of the Mangy Cat Hair Scarf the Princess had taken a liking to it's scratchy plasticky ikyness. There was only one way to extricate this acrylic nightmare status from her grips.Bribery.That's right - I bribed my child to get back something I knit ugly and

Olympical Knitting

2006-09-22T13:46:00.000-07:00

Once upon a time a kind blogger that knits decided it was time for her first knit-along. It ended up being a knit-along of epic proportions and receiving mind blowing media attention.The intrepid blogger chose a project that would challenge her. The famous Irish Hiking Scarf. As everyone knows I didn't win a medal. In fact when I finished the scarf in July I was so upset it had taken so long I

A Knitters Field Trip

2006-09-15T11:34:00.000-07:00

I've no idea how to start this post. I've started and deleted and restarted so many times my brain is a fuzz. I'm dying to be funny and clever like The Yarn Harlot but crap on a cracker, shit on a shingle I just don't know what to say.My fabulous and wonderful husband* drove me 2 hours to Eau Claire on Sunday afternoon. We met up with a band of fabulous knitters** (and one quilter) at the

Sk8r boy hat

2006-09-14T13:44:00.000-07:00

The pattern is of my own making-standard roll brim type dontcha' knowThe yarn is KnitPicks Wool of the AndesThe knitting is poorly executed (of course)Taking a photo of a hat on your head is hard

My Sorry Sad Little Blog

2006-08-25T13:33:00.000-07:00

Any thoughts what the hell I should do here? I keep intending to post pictures of my knitted goods here - and I swear I have them, but I'm not to good with the expedited finishing and I'm really not so good with the photography AND then to top the whole thing off - I post the stuff haphazardly at the other place.I guess I'll just have to do better here - lest it be hijacked and turned into

French Market Bag - Finito

2006-01-31T13:00:00.000-08:00

Step 1.) Locate Knitted ItemStep 2.) Admire Knitted ItemStep 3.) Locate LaundryStep 4.) Wash On HotStep 5.) Block In A Unique WayStep 6.) Prepare Next ProjectStep 7.) Stuff BagFrench Market BagKnitpicks Wool of The Andes, Snickerdoodle (1 skein) & Maple Syrup (almost 2 skeins)Next time I won't take the wimpy way out and will do the more labor intesive make one botom rather than the flat bottom.

The Punch Line

2005-09-01T12:28:00.000-07:00

SWIM!

Afghan Squares

2005-08-30T12:56:00.000-07:00

I sent two squares off to Annie this morning for the Afghan Project. The patterns come from [whisper]Nifty Knit Dishcloths[/whisper], using KnitPicks Wool of the Andes in the blue bonnet colorway, each square used about 3/4 of a skein on size 8US needles. The squares bled like a dog in heat.... like a drop-in changes the toilet water blue. Also, the yarn kinda feels "acrylicy" to me, but

Princess Tank

2005-08-22T12:32:00.000-07:00

Pattern: Based on the Kidlet Tank pattern by Amy Boogie KingYarn: KnitPicks Crayon in Light BlueThoughts: Because the yarn I chose for this sweater was "textured" I eliminated the ribbing in the pattern and obviously only used a single color. The sweater itself would've been a quick knit had I not gotten overly confident with my car knitting skills and if I had spent more time knitting it and

Half Baked Goods Begins

2005-08-05T08:42:00.000-07:00

What in the hell do I need a second blog for?It's not really a blog, its a place to keep all the details about all my crafting and cooking adventures. I'll post finished objects, recipies and all sorts of craptacular stuff here.Cheers!