Archives » October, 2008

Bewitching!

I always enjoy Margene’s annual trek to the Land of Green Witches. I kept thinking that one of these years, I’d make that pilgrimage myself. This week my mother asked if I wanted to go out there with her, and I jumped at the chance to see those weird sisters for myself.
Miss Bugaboo was one [...]

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The Things I do for You People

The sacrifices I make.
I’m tellin’ ya.
My sister sent me an email with a recipe for “Chocolate Cake in a Mug“. She had just gotten it from a friend, but hadn’t tried it.
Well, of course I immediately thought of you, dear readers. Because of course you would want to know if this works. Wouldn’t you?
So with [...]

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WIP Wednesday

First up, a yarn tree!

It’s actually the start of my Dimorphous Mittens. Or as I’m calling them, my “Girlfriend Mittens”. The idea for the mittens was conceived by Norma, the pattern was written by Mim, and the yarn for the inner mittens is Wooly Wonka Superwash BFL yarn from Anne. What could be nicer?
And I’ve [...]

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The Workbench

What’s a brand-new garage without a brand-new workbench for the handyperson in your life?

Especially one with a pivot-out table saw module

And a built-in miter-saw table, complete with saw fence on the left to keep the material being cut square to the saw. It’s also hooked up to a small shop-vac to contain the sawdust.

Then there’s [...]

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Drops 103-16 Cardigan – Done!

Thanks to Margene, my personal photographer, I have some FO photos for you. And what better place for a photo shoot than Silver Lake? It was a gorgeous day, and the water was extremely still, so it was reflecting the trees and mountains like a mirror. Although I did take my camera, it turned out [...]

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