Shawl Fever.
It’s all shawls all the time here at chez Lolly. I want to knit all the shawls. My love for them has finally reached a critical mass, and I keep going through my yarn stash (it’s smaller than you might...
View ArticleKnitting Stories.
Today, my lovely knitty friends, I have been contemplating why it is that my projects all take so dang LONG. Now, I’m not trying to toot my own horn here, but I knit reasonably fast, and I devote a...
View ArticleFinished objects of one kind or another.
Well! Things have just gotten away from me lately! (or I have gotten away from things) I went home this weekend to visit my delightful family for my little brother’s birthday. He is only 14, so I get...
View ArticleThe story of how I found my Local Yarn Store.
Oh yes, knitty friends, I now have a local yarn store! I’ve had bad luck with previous stores, with both of my two favorites closing on me in a matter of months. That was a while ago, and I haven’t had...
View ArticleOne Hat, Three Ways!
Hi Friends! I have a veritable parade of finished things to show you, but I’m going to drag it out because that’s how I roll. Besides, where’s the fun in showing it all at once?? Then I’d be out of...
View ArticleCan’t Stop, Won’t Stop, Baby Sweaters Forever.
I know I’ve already mentioned that my aunt just presented me with a new knitwear model. (read:baby) I knitted up that lovely angora set for him, but I couldn’t keep from thinking about how it would...
View ArticleRhinebeck or no?
I’m trying to decide whether or not I am going, so if you are, pipe up in the comments!
View ArticleToo Many Milestones!
So yesterday was my one year anniversary at my current job. Which I totally love. It was also my two-year blogiversary!!! I love this blog. It encourages me to be creative, and it helps me connect with...
View ArticleA Yarn Miracle.
Blog friends, I have experienced something new and totally awesome. Something that has never happened to me before. Something so major, that the karmic backlash is going to be completely epic, and I...
View ArticleSo, Rhinebeck!
Guys, I think I’m going! I’m probably going on Sunday though, because I’ve got this awesome sweater to wear, and Saturday is going to be super warm. I want to wear my thick, lovely wool sweater or I’ll...
View ArticleRhinebeck Recap!
It was awesome and I got treats! I saw a few people I knew, but not as many as I would’ve liked. I’ll leave you with all the photos I took that day, and a promise to get proper sweater photos...
View ArticleIn Pursuit of Perfection.
Guys, I absolutely adored my Rhinebeck sweater. Loved it to bits, and I thought it looked great on me. However, it did have one teeeeensy problem. It was too short. Not in the crop top kind of way...
View ArticleSpinning Soothes the Soul.
Hello lovelies! As you may or may not know, I’m currently in the thick of things, applying for PhD programs. It’s dreadful! The actual programs themselves are exciting and fun and challenging, and I...
View ArticleWanna see some pretty yarn pictures?
But of COURSE you do. That’s why you’re here after all. Naturally though, me being me, I’ll have to delay the gratification for just a wee bit. (For those of you not so inclined, the pictures will be...
View ArticleLittle wheels keep on turning.
I was going to say “big wheels” but my wheel is seriously tiny. It’s part of why I love it. The thing is super cute and doesn’t take up much space. This is just a quick post to let you know that...
View ArticleIn which I force the muggles to admire my yarn.
Well, just one muggle so far, but I’ll get to that later. I also don’t promise that I won’t carry this yarn around with me and make random strangers look at it. (only my friends will get to touch it.)...
View ArticleUpping the dose.
Hey friends! I know it’s been all spinning all the time around here, but this post is shockingly brought to you by KNITTING! I won a Cloudlover yarn club as part of the Socks with Sarah knitalong. For...
View ArticleOnce upon a time..
There was a knitter. She probably spent way too much time knitting, but then she picked up spinning too, and it was all over. She started spinning yarn, and as she started to suck less (there was quite...
View ArticleThe Stress Shawl.
So, I may have alluded to the fact that recently I’ve been under rather a lot of stress. I’ve been applying to 18 different graduate school programs, (yes, they are mostly done now, thanks for asking)...
View ArticleCute, Tiny, and Fuzzy.
Spoiler alert: this post is about babies. Not in the abstract, and not mine, thankfully. That’s something in the future for me, but hopefully wayyyyyy in the future. Grad school hopefully awaits, and...
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