Frogging
Yes, of course I frogged the sweater. I have rebellious moments of thinking that I won’t, but of course I do. So I am starting over with Blossom Heather Adiri, and I hope to have it reestablished before I head […]
Butterick 6099, Wadder?
I am not a good seamstress. I’m slapdash and inaccurate, I don’t know the intricacies of setting up my sewing machine, and I have limited trouble-shooting skills when things go wrong. However, I use good quality fabrics and easy patterns, […]
SWAP Thoughts
Here’s the thinking behind a SWAP. Your typical home seamstress sees a great fabric — maybe quilting cotton with totally kawai rubber ducks — and decides to make the Sorbet top she’s been reading about at all the sewing blogs. […]
Puerto Rico and Northwest Arkansas
Not too long ago, Arkansas was impoverished, with many people living without electricity and indoor plumbing, diseases like malaria and hookworm devastating the population, and the highest debt in the nation. Now, Northwest Arkansas is prosperous. Partly, this is the […]
Well Underway
Adiri and I have made friends. This is the ribbing and one repeat of the pattern, and also one skein of yarn — sport weight Wool of the Andes in Blossom Heather from Knitpicks. There’s a point when it’s clear […]
Knitting Pattern Error
The pattern for the Adiri sweater clearly states that the lace is a multiple of 16 inches. The size I’m making tells you to cast on 216 stitches. It is evident that this is not a number divisible by […]
Cleanliness and Tidiness
Tidying and cleaning both provide satisfaction, but of different kinds. Cleaning is a physical accomplishment. You scrub things and they become clean. You feel like you’ve done your part for the health and welfare of the household. But of course […]