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Desperate TimesPosted by Aimee on April 30, 2009
call for desperate measures. Or some such.
First, before I get into that, I would like to thank Erin! If you notice, I have a new layout theme and stuffs – Erin did all of that for me. She is also working on getting the podcast up and running again. We loves us some Erin. [...]
Another Spring, another FlingPosted by Aimee on April 29, 2009
Last year I was lucky enough to go to The Loopy Ewe’s Spring Fling – it was a lot of fun – and I went back this year! And had more fun!!!
I knit a lot this year and got no pictures of my knitting!
I got to hang with Wendy! And work out the details of [...]
Woeful WednesdayPosted by Aimee on April 15, 2009
It is time for another update on the home front. It is Wednesday morning and I am starting day 8 without an antidepressent. I had to slide back on and then space it out a little more. I only have one pill left in the house. I am trying to push through and not take [...]
It’s here!Posted by Aimee on April 14, 2009
Today is the much anticipated release of Socks from the Toe Up: Essential Techniques and Patterns from Wendy Knits! I reviewed the book on the blog already, but now I have finished some socks!
Wendy is joining us at Charlotte Yarn June 4-6 for several events including book signings and classes! If you are [...]
BFFPosted by Aimee on April 13, 2009
My friend Stephanie didn’t have any hand knit socks – but she did just have a birthday!
I bought her a little something for her birthday and offered to remedy her sock problem. I let her pic out the pattern – and then she did a stash dive and come up with the yarn from her [...]
Get LOSTPosted by Aimee on April 12, 2009
So for a long time I have been part of the LOST “fandom”. I don’t really do a lot with it – I post some at The Fuselage, but rarely. I go to LOST Weekend (formerly Destination: LA) and this is the 3rd of 4 years I made it out. This was another fun year! [...]
Choices…Posted by Aimee on April 9, 2009
By now, you may have seen the beautiful socks Wendy is knitting on her blog! How can I not knit them??? But what should I knit them out of? I took a little stash dive and came back with these options:
Left to Right: Fleece Artist Merino in Pale Pink, Neighborhood Fiber Company Studio Sock in [...]
Socks from the Toe UpPosted by Aimee on April 1, 2009
Blogger and sock knitter extraordinaire Wendy Johnson has a new book coming out – and this one is all about socks from – what else – the toe up!
Wendy and Potter Craft have done a beautiful job with this book. The photography is beautiful. The line drawings in the instructions are clear and well [...]
