One of the things I’ve really enjoyed about this photography class is the darkroom. I like monkeying around with chemicals. (Surprise!) I like taking imperfect negatives and producing interesting prints. It’s a lo-fi old-school Photoshop in black-and-white film, and I’m loving every second of it.
I decided, in the midst of my class assignments, that I [...]
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Somehow, I’m still just as obsessed with shawls as I was a year ago. After some hedging between a simple shawl in a striking yarn, or a complicated shawl in a plain yarn, the fancy yarn won and I cast on a Revontuli, using the Zauberball that’s been taunting [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...FACT: this little kerchief/neckwarmer was, hands down, the most fun I’ve ever had with a knitting project. Period.
Calamity Jane by Kirsten Hipsky :: Blue Sky Alpacas Alpaca & Silk
See, I kinda have knitting ADD. I know… what knitter doesn’t, right? But seriously, it’s extremely difficult for me to finish what I start, even if we’re talking something as basic [...]
I finally got around to adding my Christmas yarn to my stash on Ravelry. And it’s only March 1! Go me! But seriously, I’ve come to realize that I’m never going to have MY ENTIRE STASH listed on the Rav. I mean, I have 6 huge Rubbermaid tubs full of yarn. Who has time to [...]
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i'm just your average thirty-something biology student, fiber artist, tattoo collector, and gypsy woman, living it up in the midwest. it's a charmed life, but someone's gotta live it. :)