Tidying a loose end

I've been writing a short story a month for our post-NaNoWriMo writing group, Fictional Authors, and utterly neglecting the ending of my 2011 novel.  I'm planning to re-read the story so far and my planning notes, and get the thing done by the end of July.

FO: Plain Jhayne fingerless mittens

I cast on for these just before flying to Portland for our long weekend of food and books.  I thought that airport security might have mercy and not confiscate my needles if they were obviously attached to a work in progress.  The needles turned out to be fine, it was

Polishing the craft

I practiced the proper way to close jump rings without leaving a gap while making a box chain.  Bronze is a lovely material to work with, it's heavy and a warm gold colour.  The surprise is how different this piece looks in 1/4in rings compared to the

Portland, Oregon

We'd wanted to visit Powell's for years, the worlds largest bookstore.  It takes up a whole city block, I lost Paul a couple of times in the red and purple rooms (each the size of a major bookstore) and it was wonderfully relaxing to have nothing

Introducing Albion's Forge!

My Etsy store is now open: Albion's Forge.  I am selling ThinkMats, pieces of rubber chainmail you can fiddle with, stretch, jingle, scrunch, rattle, and ponder.  If you're a natural fidget, this might be for you.  If you're surrounded by natural fidgets, having these

FO: Apothecary's Pocket I and II

A small stash-busting project for sock yarn leftovers, Apothecary's Pocket is a drawstring bag designed to hold small things like vitamin pills or dice without rattling.  I do hate rattling. Pattern: My design Yarn: Koigu PPPM and Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Needles: US1 2.25mm Duration:

The Sisterhood of the Travelling Scarf

This is going to be the most unusual project I have ever participated in.  It's a simple seaman's scarf with 1x1 ribbing and a knit and purl patttern at each end (Little Pyramids), made in Malabrigo Worsted yarn (Cognac and Applewood). And I'm done.

Spinning FO: Chocolate cherry Finn

This fiber was dyed in Amy's kitchen back in December, using brown and red dyes with some patches left undyed.  The Finn was a new wool to me, it's coarser than merino with a hairy feel like Wensleydale.  It went through the microwave and the salad

Under the radar

Between the secret swap gift and some long-delayed half-finished projects, it's gone a bit quiet around here, but I have been working on a few things: There's some chocolate cherry Finn wool on my spinning wheel that is almost done, I need to spin another half-bobbin

FO: Tell-Tale Heart

This was made for a Ravelry Swap with the theme "Ewe Creep Me Out".  Edgar Allen Poe wrote The Tell-Tale Heart, which was the first Poe I read and it stayed with me.  The story was published in 1843 and is classic Gothic fiction.  If you haven'