So here we are three months after Lawrence finally became toilet trained. It’s as wonderful as I thought it would be. Not only do I not have to change poopy diapers anymore, but a lot of the pants that I thought were getting too small get another few months in them now that he doesn’t [...]
Ruffled Felted Bowl Pattern Actually, I’m not sure I’d call this a bowl if I’m being technical, as it looks a bit more like a vase, but it’s probably closer to a bowl than a vase. I’m using it to hold my reading glasses, so maybe it’s a holder. Anyway… Materials Size 11 circular or [...]
Here in Northern California, as in much of the world, we’re enjoying the official beginning of spring. I’m still trying to get used to the fact that flowers started blooming around here in February, after spending my whole life in the Northeastern U.S., where even the earliest flowers wait until at least March to poke [...]
Large Shallow Felted Bowl with Smaller Opening This was not the best color to use, as it’s a little too dark to see well, so I will probably redo it in a lighter color. I’ll also do one that is deeper. Right now, though, I’m working on a bowl with a ruffle. Materials Size 11 [...]
I should be posting the pattern for the bowl modification that was requested, with the opening slightly smaller than the sides tomorrow. I have it done – I just have to felt it. I’m also working on a pattern for a bowl with a ruffled edge.
My father has late-stage Lou Gehrig’s disease. Actually, he’s technically not my father since my stepfather legally became my father in an adult adoption a few years ago. But Stephen was my father for the first two years of my life, and I look a lot like him. One reason we moved from Connecticut to [...]
These are the bedsocks that I knit for Lawrence’s teacher for Christmas. I used Plymouth Baby Alpaca Grande in #2567 and used a pattern from the first issue of Knitscene, although I ribbed the cuffs. It’s a fairly basic sock pattern. I call them bedsocks because they’re so thick that they’re really best for keeping [...]
