My actual birthday is Wednesday, but I’m celebrating already! This came from Sue, for my LYS! And she’s not even a knitter! How about that for an awesome shopper? I’m going to save this as a post Yarn School reward! I don’t know what she’s implying with the tranny rooster, though.
Yesterday’s mail also brought this:

From […]

Here’s Autumn, my favorite Wildcat Hollow cria from last year. Look at her freckles! Isn’t she a doll? And I have her blanket.
I was busy spinning my yummy new Wildcat Hollow tricolor I started at Spinsters Club last weekend when I remembered: my favorite alpaca growers are going to be at the Lincoln Haymarket […]

YARN: 5 balls Knit Picks Andean Silk
PATTERN: Generic top-down raglan with lace panel, short sleeves, 1×1 ribbing at collar, cuffs & hem
NOTES: No shaping. I wish I had shaped the waist. It’s cute enough, and the yarn has enough drape that it’s not dumpy even though it’s boxy, but it would be way cuter with […]

Unblocked and shitty lighting, but aside from the unbearable itchiness (I’ll have to wear a shirt under, as usual), it was a quick & fun knit & I’m well pleased. The lace is from one of those stitch books. I barely changed it & I’m not crazy about it. I’m a literalist. I want leaves […]

My poor old well-used and repaired digital camera finally shit the bed. It won’t recognize any cards, fucks up the data if I repeatedly try to make it read them, and it’s old enough that it’s no longer worth fixing. So 2 questions:

What should I get now? I want a fancy (but not too fancy) […]

Well, I’m 3 balls in with 2 more to go, so it looks like this will have short sleeves.
Knit Picks Andean Silk, cranberry I think. Sadly, it itches. I’m hoping I’m just more sensitive in warm weather, but lately, everything makes me itch. This is supposed to be merino/silk/superfine alpaca, so it shouldn’t freaking itch. […]

I was feeling a little low today and this really brightened me up:

and this, too!

Yes, I’m a big nerdy approval-seeking spaz.

I don’t yet have a copy in my hot little hands, but Shannon Okey’s Alt Fiber is officially out! I designed a very cute A-line linen skirt (in linen stitch–Shannon’s idea) for it. Here’s a sneaky detail shot of the side trim, not yet crisply blocked:

I also just wrote a chapter on knitting for pets […]

I almost forgot! I’m teaching a 3-session class at Settlers Farm on a totally customizable top-down raglan sweater. It’s 6-8pm Monday, August 11, 18 & 25. If you can knit stockinette, you can make this sweater (bonus: no seaming!). It’s $45 for three 2-hour sessions, plus advance help picking out yarn if you need it.
Class […]

I’ve misplaced my camera, so you won’t get any pictures today (sorry to be a tease), but HOLY SHIT, DOES MY NEW STRAUCH DOUBLEWIDE MOTORIZED DRUM CARDER ROCK!
You heard right. Motorized, baby.
Strauch now offers motorized drum carders, or a motorized upgrade kit if you already have a Finest or 200 (the motor can only be […]