Running with Sharpies

04/02/2020

What obsession? 🤣

(and no, I do not have those huge red needles she's holding. who could possibly need size 50 knitting needles?👀👀👀)

17/11/2019

Netflix and knitting tonight! Only 3 more pieces before I’m ready to assemble this blanket like an Avenger that managed to survive Endgame. 🥁😘🤗❤️👶🏻

13/10/2019

Center block is done for this baby blanket, save for the accents. I’ll do those later. In the meantime, onto other pieces! 💁🏼‍♀️

29/09/2019

Tonight we finally watched the DVD we’ve had for at least one year. Are we the last people with a DVD membership? Possibly. Got a lot of knitting done though!

01/04/2019

I always dread sewing in the ends, but it’s really not so bad. 🤷🏼‍♀️ just the finishing touches and then I get to cringe every time my kid is rough with it! 😆😂😢😭

15/03/2019

My actual retirement plan: knitting hats for newborns and holding NICU babies.

Doris Bender, 80, says it's relaxing to crochet hats for the little ones at Meritus Medical Center

02/03/2019

Assembly continues 🤩

17/02/2019

Dunk contest and blanket assembly. I realized tonight I’m usually knitting during NBA All Star events... I assume that’s what everyone does. 👵🏻🏀

10/02/2019

Accents done! Time for assembly 🏁🤗

06/02/2019

"Jonah regularly donates some of his goods and money to the Ethiopian orphanage from which he was adopted as an infant." 💗💓💞

Jonah Larson is a globally renowned crocheter — at the age of 11. He sells his goods on Instagram and donates a portion of his earnings to the Ethiopian orphanage where he was adopted.

13/01/2019

SO CLOSE to being finished with the Scandal blanket, long after I finished the show. The first photo shows the accents on the center block. The second shows all the pieces laid out as they’ll be assembled (prior to accents). After this, it’s just assembly! 🙌🏼🍾🤩😁

24/10/2018

4 more pieces done! Only 4 to go! 👏👏👏 I'm also loving this yellow. 💁‍♀️💛🤩

22/10/2018

The center block is done! 🙌🏼 well, save for the accents I have to sew on, but I’ll do that later during assembly. The second photo is all of the completed pieces thus far, laid out how they’ll be put together. Moving on to the last color. Only 8 more pieces to go!

19/10/2018

Almost finished with the center block! 😍 Just a few more rows. I'm looking forward to starting the next piece. It feels good to finish one and move on to the next. 🤗

15/10/2018

I'm about halfway done with the center block. This is the very middle of the blanket. From here, I'm in the home stretch. Just some short strips and squares to make. Then, assembly. I'm getting there! 🤗😊

01/10/2018

End strips are done! I still have a loooooong way to go. Regardless, it feels good for finish a piece -- and that's why I love this blanket. You get to see progress so quickly. It feels like you're finishing something... even though you haven't. 😂

19/08/2018

Ended a long day yesterday with knitting and Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. The blanket is coming along! Maybe it'll be ready by the time she needs it this winter 😂

11/08/2018

First of two end strips for the blanket in the embossed twining vine leaf pattern. I remember the first time I did this years ago, I thought it was so scary. Now, it's a breeze... as long as I'm paying attention 😂

07/08/2018

Next section of the blanket is done! Special thanks to our Montana friends for giving our daughter this awesome book 🤗😍👶 Next trip: Glacier!

30/07/2018

Two babies. Same blanket. One of them has a big bro and he has one, too. ❤️

16/07/2018

Harry Potter marathon, knitting, and tears 😭 I know what’s coming and it’s still a tearjerker.

12/07/2018

"A new theory could help engineers to create materials for use as smart textiles, artificial tissue and even the aerodynamic contours in jet turbines – by knitting them...
The new study, published in the journal Physical Review X, boils knitwear properties down to three parameters – yarn bendiness, the length of yarn, and the number of crossing points in each stitch.

The simplicity of the model will enable scientists to begin designing knitted materials with custom shapes and properties, says lead author of the paper, Samuel Poincloux from the Ecole Normale Superiore in Paris, France." 💅

That baby jumper your nan is making rests on some surprisingly complex calculations. Phil Dooley reports.

03/06/2018

Saturday night knitting party! 3 sides down, 1 to go. 💚🤗👶

01/06/2018

Here I go, stress-knitting my way through the !This baby blanket is really fun because it’s made in pieces and then sewn together. That kind of construction makes it feel like it comes together faster. Of course, these dragon skin pieces take a long time, regardless 😂 that’s why I do them first. They eventually become the sides of the blanket. 2 down, 2 to go.

28/05/2018

Cleveland playoff appearances typically mean stress-crafting for me, which is excellent for my clients 🤗 During Game 7, I made my daughter’s cards into a book and got a good amount of knitting done. Ready for the Finals! (Except that I’m not... the anxiety 😫)

20/05/2018

Saturday night knitting party 😍🙌🏼❤️

18/03/2018

Working on a blanket for a friend’s little one on the way. 🤗 WILD St. Patrick’s Day around here...

26/02/2018

Finishing up some coasters for a friend. 🤗 👵🏻❤️

07/01/2018

Baby is in bed and I’m crocheting. 🤗 👵🏻❤️

12/11/2017

Please forgive my extensive absence... I’ve been trying to keep my tiny human alive, which requires the two hands I’d otherwise be using to knit ☺️ back in the saddle with for the late night knitting party!