In less than 24 hours, I’ll be on a plane. Waiting for an 18 hour flight to begin and counting down the hours until I am halfway across the world – further abroad than I’ve ever been in my life. And I’ll be amidst people who look like me. Any guesses as to where I’m […]
Why is there not a button to be found in Manhattan past 6pm? Honestly, I have to get this out of my system – there are no craft stores in the city it seems that are open past 6pm and, even without craft stores being open, there is nowhere that will give me buttons! I […]
I am working now on my second mysterious knitting project – a teal wool pleated skirt (pattern courtesy of Knitty). I won’t show you a picture of it just yet, but I am about halfway done with that and I am working towards the finish line hopefully before I leave the country – and my […]
Victory in the face of finals!I have completed the knit headband (one of my two secret projects, in case you were keeping score), and it’s glory is featured above!Having other projects like that one really keeps me sane in the face of other more overwhelming tasks, like art projects and essays. I am occasionally asked […]
I feel that sometimes I stick my fingers in too many pies, but since it was Thanksgiving last week, I figured it can’t hurt to stick them in one more. I have had some really gorgeous knitted items for selling that have been hanging around my room since last year and I just haven’t had […]
Yesterday, I started right-hand knitting. I have previously been a loyal left-hand knitter, claiming obstinately that I did not know how to do that other technique, and I didn’t care to learn. But then I came up against a problem. Every time I tried to knit something tightly in the left-hand method, it turned out […]
Something that I have to remind myself of every day I take off: the meaning of relaxation is to not to think about its end. This vacation has been about that principle in a lot of ways – staying in the present and enjoying the minutes, forgetting (or at least being ok with the idea […]
Today (and yesterday), I have embarked on the Make J Pretty scheme. It’s not just for prom, though that seems like the most obvious reason. No, in truth, I have just found the urge to make myself pretty for myself and my new boyfriend [Joshka, if you were wondering – see Facebook or this picture, […]
10 True Statements:I am challenging myself to stay calm.I must be obsessing over extreme crops and fabric shots.I watched The Daily Show interview with Jim Cramer – and got freaked out about our economy [again].I would like to make a collage, but I can only slave away over knit squares.I should never eat lunch right […]
I wish I could photograph sound, because I have been listening to John Legend’s first CD [Get Lifted] over and over again in my car, at my house and in my head… My goodness, so much soul music! It preserves me emotionally.There is really little to say otherwise. Here is the latest on my Goal […]