What I've been doing:

... Band played at Charlestown Retirement, here in Catonsville, on Tuesday. Bel Air Community Band will be playing at Shamrock Park in Bel Air on Sunday evening at 7. Next Montgomery Village concert is June 28. Knitting: Started June 1, finished June 12! No pattern, just two rectangles, with a V-neck worked into one of them. It's knitted, not crocheted. Has baby cables in it. Craft cotton in ...

Progress; Operation Faux! Seven- 60%

With two weeks left to finish, I'm not in panic mode yet, but I did realize that I was going to need more Teal, and luckily they aren't made according to dye lots. However I'm fairly sure this will be done by July 1 - plenty of time to block and clean up any mistakes - I mean design enhancements. I'm digging the way this is looking, and last night I realized that I needed to add the ribbing ...

Knitting, GQMF style

... these high-larious TOS-themed pattern charts for all my bbs out there who are bad ass enough to try knitting themselves a GQMF-emblazoned sweater/scarf/afghan/etc. It occurs that one could also use these not just for x-stitch (sampler time!) and knitting, but also latch hook. LATCH HOOK, people. I need a latch hook TOS tryptich wall hanging of Shatner, ...

What time is it?

I saw a similar clock on etsy, and I decided to make my own! Last night I knit some celery for my 5th Doctor costume! I gave it to 10 untill I finish 5. The celery pattern can be found here: http://community.livejournal.com/crafty_tardis/46613.html  Thank you rhyski ! I love my new Doctor Who themed sewing room!  

June weekends are filling up!

Does anyone local have a brain shaped jello mold? If so, could I borrow it on Saturday? For some reason, I only have one jello mold, and it's shaped like a stomach. No, I don't know, either. Also, speaking of the weekend, is anyone going to Knit in Public day? I'll probably go to the one in Morrisville , although there is also one in Durham , as well. If we went early, we could bring a picnic ...

Won a War at Age Thirteen

I'm terribly late in posting about this, but life got crazy there. So, at Penguicon, earthenwood   gave me a little aluminum box with my name on it. The box is now a knitting supply case. What was inside it? A big pile of OMG. It is a Casimira slave bracelet! Though it looks to me like a device to control wicked clockwork bugs. (For someone who is creeped by bugs in real life, I've...

.... She's too happy. Here's to hoping it doesn't go ugly in any way. This teacher is really good at this sort of thing, so we are indeed hopeful. But when I mentioned it to a knitting friend who works for the local gifted association, there was a lot of nodding and dire hmm-hmming because this can be the precursor for harsh judgment. And let's be clear about this: nobody said the dreaded G-word ...

short row help

I've been working on the Owls sweater www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/owls-2# (my first sweater, though I've been knitting for several years). But I just got to the short row part, and one side is giving me trouble. The pattern says:  Shor t rows to dip yoke On next round: K 16 (17, 18, 19, 20, 21) sts Wrap and Turn Purl 88 (93, 98, 103, 108, 113) sts Wrap and Turn K 88 (93, 98, 103, 108, ...

Weather or not...

Today was absolutely gorgeous weather. Tomorrow? Supposedly there will be rain. Again. But today? Gorgeousness. I miss knitting. I haven't been knitting at all... I choose to blame it on discovering TrueBlood on HBO. I watched Season One in my spare time, an episode per day, then rushed out ...

Zucchini and squash noodles with seared sliced port roast, feta cheese and butter. It is pictured here just some red and black pepper away from really awesome. And in case you thought that the knitting was done I will be finishing a teddy bear shortly. A goth teddy bear. Wasn't sure if it was going to be a teddy bear or a teddy cthulhu for a while but have decided that the kid will get a bear....