New Lessons…

Warning: Long, almost pictureless post ahead. Proceed with caution. Mucho cussin, too. You think you know knitting. You think you know how things are usually going to work. You can accept defeat but only so much. And so it was with this sock yarn… I bought 4 skeins of Artyarns Ultramerino4 in the hopes of

Well, WTF Happened?!

All sorts of stuff, that’s what. I’ve become one of those people who only do one project at a time, so it seems. And yet, cranking stuff out… (Warning: There are no pics right now. You’ll just have to use your imagination until the sunlight cooperates and I’m actually DONE with things..) Lombard Street Socks:

Happy Birthday! And FO’s!!

No, it’s not my birthday. But my little fuzzy cuddlies are 2 years old today. Three sons and one daughter from the pair I had, Batman and Catwoman. Sadly, they and their father are all that remain. Mom and their sibs all passed away. I love me my hammies. I didn’t even know Catwoman was

Shiny, shiny, pretty pretty…

I’m still out here. Making progress on one thing or another, casting on for new stuff ;), and doing a different craft: Beadwork. I’m not sure if row markers and stitch markers qualify as beadwork, but since they have beads on them, that’s what I’m calling it. I got a bunch of beads from Fire

WIPs and random thoughts

I promised a picture of the Lombard Street socks in progress so here it is: Let me tell you that while it’s a pretty pattern, I don’t think I’ll knit it again. Granted the decreases and increase are inherent in lace knitting BUT, the juxtaposition of such in this particular pattern had me jacking up

FO Show ‘n’ Tell

I know I was supposed to do a WIP post on Friday. It just wasn’t happening. I’ll tell you what DID happen, though. I met up with the gals at The Point and we had a jolly good time. There was wine and snacks and knitting to work on. But worry not, no one messed

Enter the Mind of BeanKnit…(Part two of the series)

This is the second of a ‘series of posts where I reveal things about my knitting and spinning that you never knew were on my mind. There’s been a lot on my mind lately when it comes to knitting and spinning. Such as, What to knit/spin next!? There are so many patterns and so many

WIP Friday and news

First off let me point out that my Podcast is now available in the iTunes directory. The name has been changed to BeanKnits and Spins. There apparently is another BeanCast and it sure as hell isn’t mine. *smile* There will be a new episode coming up soon… WIP Friday! First I present to you, Eleanor(from

“Spin me in the morning…

..and just walk away…” (to fix my cup of tea!) Back! with a cup of Celestial Seasons’ Chocolate Caramel Enchantment chai tea. Mmmmm. Just so you don’t think I’ve gone the way of zany blabber-blogger, here’s a pic of what’s on the bobbins right now: That’s Sarabella, from Spunky Eclectic. She’s part of 4oz. of

Enter the Mind of BeanKnit…Part 1

This is the first of a ‘series’ of posts where I reveal things about my knitting and spinning that you never knew were on my mind. Whoo… where to start? How about needles and my insane quests with them. Let me point out that this is by NO means a comprehensive review of the needles