New Twist Collective

This new Twist is the best issue yet. I absolutely love nearly every design.

Every School Meeting I've Ever Attended in a Nutshell

Another Great Inception Spoof

For the Dora the Explorer fans.

Good Dim Sum

Not so great proof reading.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

I have an announcement. Kristin H is my new BFF. She sent me an email with a link to this last week.





Where do I start?

1. It's a knitted bikini.
2. It's covered in Swarovski crystals.
3. It has a bustle.
4. Made of yarn.
5. The model is wearing high heeled cowboy boots.
6. There's...whatever the giant thing in the middle is.*
7. It's for sale for $350.

If you need me I'll be penning a love letter to Kristin.

*The creator notes "The circular centerpiece is a tangle of treasures that keeps eyes and mind engaged for hours on end." I'll say.

Toy-ception?

Wes and I saw Inception over the weekend. It's a very good popcorn film. I suggest, if you see it, that you don't think about it too hard or it will all fall apart. It certainly wasn't as good as Toy Story 3 which was amazing. I cried for the last 15 minutes easily.

Here is a great mash-up of the two.

Lloie's Cardigan

Pattern: Lloie's Cardigan by Elizabeth Zimmermann and Meg Swansen
Yarn: Rowan Felted Tweed, Rowanspun DK and Harrisville Shetland DK
Needles: US4 and 2.75mm Addi Turbos
Notes: Gauge was a huge problem with this sweater. I had many starts and the fabric would grow and grow as I knit. Eventually when I finished the colorwork the sweater grew quite a bit more with blocking. I ended up cutting off about 4" from each sleeve and knitting new cuffs. I also used Rowanspun DK in yoke mistakenly believing it was Felted Tweed. The Rowanspun is larger so the yoke of the sweater is a bit big. Overall I'm really happy with the colors and the feel of the Felted Tweed and I think this will see a lot of wear come fall.

It Doesn't Look Like Much

I spent several hours yesterday trying to clean and reorganize my office. I, assisted by a 12 year old trying to earn enough money for an iPod Touch, pulled everything out of the office. Every single thing. We took down the curtains to wash, we wiped all the surfaces and the moldings. The floor was vacuumed and mopped. Then I began to reorganize and regroup. Yarns, books, notions, fabrics and little bits of crap that have spread all over the first floor of the house are slowly being culled and sorted. My son also built a shelving unit that I bought months ago to store more fabric. There is still a lot of stuff around the house but I feel like I at least have space for it all again in my office. I will also, for the first time in a few years, have office space in my office. I will be able to sit at my desk and have empty horizontal surface upon which I can work! But I still have several more hours of sorting, storing and recycling to go and it will have to wait until at least tomorrow night. But it's a really good start.

A Koozebanian Visitor Perhaps?

Wes and I went to a Toulouse Petit to try their "Best Happy Hour Menu in the Nation." There was a woman there who kept shrieking over and over. I think it was meant to be a fun and festive hoot but she sounded more like she was engaging the in Koozebanian mating ritual.



Why do some women do that Woo thing when they're out drinking?



So annoying.

I'm Not Holding Out on You

Lloie's Cardigan isn't done. I have one more applied i-cord to knit and I just haven't gotten around to pulling the sweater, yarn and needle from my suitcase to make that happen. That's right. I haven't unpacked from camp yet. I did unpack my dirty clothes though. I wasn't raised by wolves.

Other things getting knit right now include Eliina in Dye Dreams Luster Sox.



And Audrey in Unst in Miss Babs Yummy Sport.



I promise I will share photos of Lloie's when she's done. I'm just not promising when that will be.

Thursdays are for What the Hell is This?

Are you familiar with The AntiCraft? According to their "antifesto" they "were deep in the clutches of a weeklong absinthe binge when the Divine Hand of Brilliance touched us in an inappropriate place. When this vision came, we knew we must create a haven for all the sinister crafters of the world." Their "Beltane 2009" issue was devoted entirely to merkins. If you're not sure what I'm talking about you can read their article, "WTF is a Merkin?" The photos of the projects are decidedly not safe for work though if you're interested I find the merkin made of fishing lures...er...interesting. The only one I can show you is this one, made of glow in the dark yarn.



Certainly if you came across this in the course of your day you'd find yourself saying, "What the hell is this?"

Technology Run Amok

Text message received from my 12 year old last night.

"Ran out of toilet paper please help"