Rush Hour Knitting

Hello, Internets! I have had some adventures. I went to a baseball game. My team did not win, but I got to see some fireworks as well as Quackerjack, my favorite badass mascot: He acts all sweet around the kids (and the couples getting engaged, another thing I got to witness!) but this is one [...]

Anybody else who grew up with Sesame Street remember that one? I rediscovered it a few years ago, and now it earworms its way into my brain frequently. Today is a day to sing of some happy. Since January is over, so is my little fundraiser. I totaled up my sales of October Leaves, figured [...]

So my favorite place to hang out on Ravelry is a little group called LSG, a group filled with some fine ladies and gents with hearts of gold. (And language of profanity, but that’s why it’s fun.) They set a goal to raise $5069 yesterday for Haiti relief, because that’s how many people are willing [...]

Yesterday I bumped into a mention of the Hebrew phrase tikkun olam, which means “mending the world.” It’s a Jewish belief, with a lot of meanings and history, but the one I am most familiar with is the importance of doing good works to make the world better. I love the translation, and the idea. [...]

If you are celebrating, I wish you a very Merry Christmas. My knitting is done and wrapped and I am finishing a cup of tea before drifting off so that Santa can go about his work. This is my favorite night of the year, and I hope you’ve all enjoyed it as much as I [...]

From: Abbie To: My Faithful Readers Re: Today’s Shameful Lack of Knitting Content Due to other obligations, I did not knit a stitch today. However. I did make 20 dozen cookies, give or take the ones we ate already. I hope you can all find it in your hearts to be understanding. (If you’re wondering: [...]

I’m thankful for a lot of things this year, like the roof over my head and the food I eat, and for my yarn (so much yarn) and the beautiful things I can make from it, and also this blog, because I have made quite a few new friends from it already, and discovered a [...]

My friend Melissa came up to the city on Friday and we went on a little adventure to the Cloisters. We saw very impressive carvings: and walked around the gardens, which are all ready for winter: Then we went downtown to see the Lion Brand Studio, but we forgot to check their hours. They were [...]

Yesterday my mom and I took the train into the city to watch the Steuben Day Parade. (It’s named for Baron von Steuben, a German general who worked with Washington during the Revolutionary War, so they have adopted his name for the celebration of German heritage in the States.) We saw lots of stuff: It [...]

So I had a birthday this weekend, which involved visiting with some friends, singing some karaoke, and, of course, some yarn: Amy’s Vintage Office sock yarn from Lorna’s Laces, a gift from J., and some Wollmeise superwash from Melissa, who also made the beautiful bag the yarn is in. She even lined it with a [...]