My first knitted blanket!
I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to give Christina the blanket I knitted her for her birthday – Data was claiming it for himself! It does bring out the yellow in his eyes! … which was funny to me, because he’s never shown an interest in...
Knitter’s rage
And rage, in general. You know what makes me extremely irate when I am knitting? Finding knots like this throughout the skein. GRRRRRRRRRRRR. I understand it’s going to happen, but 3-4 knots per skein?! When I am already using 5 skeins and have to weave all...
Trying to knit quietly
I wasn’t sure if I should sit on the quiet car this morning for my train ride because I wasn’t sure if I’d nap or knit. If I knitted, I didn’t want my plastic needles touching each other to annoy people.* So I tried to knit quietly. I went to...
Random Thoughts Thursday 74
I’m still knitting! I haven’t dedicated time to learning any new skills, so I’m still just knitting lots of washcloths for my mom and her mom. However, Mica sent me some DPNs (double pointed needles), I still want to make those cacti for my snister,...
My first knitting injury
(Un?)Fortunately, it’s not this exciting ^ A few weeks ago I was having a hard time typing on my computer after lunch break. I felt like my pinky finger was frozen and took a long time to “thaw.” I just figured it was a bit too chilly in our house,...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and am employed by the federal government. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂