Our wedding was perfect. I finished my wedding shrug in time, because “at the hairdresser’s a few hours before the ceremony” is totally “in time.” I finished the garter, too, by which I mean that my mother tied the ends of the elastics together a few minutes before the ceremony because I never got around [...]

I have the worst timing in the world. I just spent several days in Halifax, and the day after I got back, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee announced that she’d be in Halifax on August 7. (Hrm. I wonder what the venue is. So far it just says “Details to come” on the Harlot on Tour page.) If [...]

On Friday I made a test baby bootie out of some Red Heart yarn so I could learn what horrible mistakes I might want to avoid making when I knit the real booties. I’m doing the One-Hour Baby Booties from Stitch ‘n Bitch Nation, and the horrible mistake I have to avoid involves slipping a [...]

Eeyore is finished, and I was so dedicated to showing his colours accurately that I went outside when it was -26°C with the wind chill, just so I could get a photo in natural light. The things I do for you, Eeyore. Now that I’ve finished Eeyore, I’m going to do a Winnie-the-Pooh. I’ve also [...]

Well, it’s just a kitten with a ball of yarn, but I can pretend it has the ball of yarn because it’s a knittin’ kitten, not just because cats love to attack yarn. This is my first ever completed cross stitch project, although it’s not the first one I’d ever started. I never had the [...]