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Wedding Belle Blues

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

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 […]

Jane Comes Early to the Party

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

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 […]

It’s Not Much of a Tail, but I’m Sort of Attached to It

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

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 got […]

I Made My Own KnitKitten!

Monday, February 26th, 2007

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 patience […]