On Monday we had to drive to San Antonio to have the car serviced at a dealership due to a factory recall. Sometimes I think living closer to San Antonio wouldn't be bad, because I like the conveniences it offers. I do not like the traffic. Because we were stuck in San Antonio until the car was fixed, we ended up going to Cheesecake Factory, …
Gift Sending: Yarn
Help, knitting mafia, help. :) I am trying to find a knock-your-socks-off yarn gift to give someone for Christmas. I have a pretty good budget, and I want really beautiful multicolored hand-dyed yarn, not just solid colors. I can't really rely on Etsy as much, because most of yarn shops there dye to order, and we don't have that much time …
Guilty Pleasure: Catalogs
I like yarn catalogs. I know they are bad for the environment, but I still really like them. I get WEBS catalog, and it's a little highlight of my month. I don't always buy things from it, but it makes me happy to read yarn descriptions. I'm trying to figure out what it is and I think I miss going shopping to the market. I don't mean …
On Yarn, Unexpected Sexy Bonuses of
I know I already posted today, but this was too good not to share. Facebook keeps showing me ads for Wish, which is either Chinese Walmart or Chinese Amazon, take your pick. From what I gather, ordering from Wish is a craps shoot. You might get the item you ordered, you might get a different item, or you might get nothing at all. I haven't …
Rainy Day Ramblings
It's raining. It will rain really hard for a few minutes, then slack off, then rain again. I have my tea. Awhile ago I've made the decision to get my news from the actual news sources rather than social media, because with the social media you get a wallop of outrage with the news, and I can't deal with it. I have outrage fatigue. The news …
I made a Russian Hat
So this is a hat based on a pattern available at Modnoyevyazanie.ru, pattern Kosa S Tenyu, or Braid with a Shadow. Here it is, being reluctantly modeled by its intended recipient. When you get a typical pattern off Ravelry, it usually comes in a multiple of sizes with a graph and a video and different yarn weights. When you get to …