Monthly Archives June 2008

Exploring Spirals

Current Mood: Creative
I just finished writing up the pattern for this little bag made with one skein of Koigu KPPPM. Isn’t it cute?

It was inspired by the pattern Exploring Stripes from IK Winter 02/03 that I wrote about here; I wanted to find a way to make the beads spiral down the sides of [...]

Eye Candy Friday*

I pulled my car into the driveway near sunset and these Jupiter’s Beard were glowing from the backlighting. It was all over within a couple of minutes but WOW—they were amazing at just that moment.

*Which beats the HELL out of root canal Thursday, I’ll tell you.

L is for Les Paul

Current Mood: Cool
Les Paul at the Iridium Jazz Club, New York City
In what can only be described as a brush with greatness, as well as an opportunity of a lifetime (pardon the cliches, but I’m otherwise at a loss for words–heh) my DS and I spent a couple of hours last Monday night truly basking [...]

Cool stuff

So, it was my birthday a week ago, and Margene gave me this–

Truly, I didn’t know I needed this. But Margene did. My wheel came with an orifice hook, which I was forever trying to balance on the arm of the sofa so that it would be within easy reach when I needed [...]