In which I grow nostalgic.
December 13, 2021
From the newsletter: Doting Auntie.
From the newsletter: Doting Auntie.
If you're looking for a new, weird, warm, wonderful thing to watch, maybe try Dickinson?
I know, I know. Long time, etc. General Bedlam* has kept me from writing about knitting, even though I have been.
This is Humulus, which I started in August and finished-finished this week. I love this pattern and this yarn.** I'm not as in-love with the size I chose to knit. It's not awful, mind, but I was thinking of sweater that was more weekend-y and slouch-y and less fitted. It's my own fault for not swatching (I know. Don't say it.) but I enjoyed the process so much that I might just knit another one more to my liking. Stay tuned.
I do have Marty Feldman eyes. Why do you ask?
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* and his Captains Chaos and Clusterfuck
** Berroco Ultra Wool DK
From last week's newsletter, in which I have thoughts about Rachel Hollis and LuLaRoe.
Why is this cow eating my olde timey dress? Read all about it.
Some thoughts about Boomers, casual misogyny, and Limp Bizkit, or, I went to Woodstock '99 and all I got was heatstroke.
I haven't been keeping up with my many things make a post posts. So I put one together for the newsletter. The image above will make sense once you read it....
From the newsletter: my viewing habits are ... eclectic. Are yours?
I do still knit, FYI, but mostly simple projects while watching TV.
My default is the Hitchhiker scarf, so chosen because a) it's just interesting enough and b) it lets me use the random skeins of sock yarn in my stash. This random skein is Countess Ablaze's Rebel Fingering in "Make Do and Mend." If I could only buy this particular yarn for the rest of my life? I'd be perfectly content. The merino/yak/silk blend is perfection and the Countess' colo(u)rs are divine.
This Hitchhiker is modeled by my oldest kid, whose outfit -- a romper she calls her clown suit -- matches more than I'd imagined.
I have two Hitchhikers without homes on my TBD shelf. In the past, I've sent them out to folks who make a donation to Fair Fight, because without equal access to the ballot box, you don't have a democracy. If you'd be interested, send an email or leave a comment....
In honor of the upcoming second season premier: a little bit about Ted Lasso and other goodies.