Mochi Progress
I’ve been working away… well, playing away, really… with my shawl. Here are a couple quick updates. I’m on row 14 of a 16 stitch sample of rippled rib. I may extend it past this current spot because I like … Continue reading →
Final Day of First Session, June 24th
My final day of class, and I’m hooked. I will definitely sign up for the four-harness class, and even have purchased my first instructional book: Learning to Weave, by Deborah Chandler. It only just arrived today, so I don’t have … Continue reading →
Weaving, June 17th
Back to the workshop! June 17th was my third session at the Chicago Weaving School. I made some good headway with my weaving, though I had some trouble getting the beating consistent. Stress really made a difference in how I … Continue reading →
Weaving Update
As I’ve discussed in prior posts on weaving, I’ve been working on learning the Cricket loom, a rigid heddle loom. I have successfully taken the fabric off the loom and it is now a table runner in my dining room! … Continue reading →
Motif Loff!
Sorry, couldn’t help the alliteration. 🙂 But I took a basic crochet class and learned how to make Granny Squares and basic motifs. My motif is sort of the large, Frankenstein type of motif where you use huge yard to … Continue reading →
Box Loff – The Extended Cut
I found some more pictures. (Can you tell I’m finally cleaning out my photo folders?) I finished the stitching on the pieces, and have actually sewn the bottom of the box. I need to get going on finishing it so … Continue reading →
Box Loff Revisited
As you know, last year I experimented with needlepoint boxes. When Rachel visited in July, I showed her the box in my office. Later on, we got to talking and came up with a design for another one. I have … Continue reading →
Mochi Update – Tunisian Redux
I decided to change the project I used the Mochi Mini yarn for. Originally, I wanted to do a Tunisian scarf, but it kept not working out the way I wanted. I blogged about it here. Using a design by … Continue reading →
Thursday 13 – 13 Reasons to Go On Retreat
I haven’t been doing as much promo as usual for my Evanston Writers Workshop Retreat, but not from lack of interest. It’s just been a hellishly crazy couple of weeks! (Which is also why I’ve been so resoundingly silent on … Continue reading →
Initial Public Offering – Chapter Two
The next chapter of Initial Public Offering is up. Enjoy!
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