A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a bit of a strange play – lots of fairies and magic and (as is standard in Shakespeare plays) misunderstandings. It also has one of my favorite lines in Shakespeare: And though she be but little, she is fierce. The associated project is Frances McCarthy’s Midsummer Night, chosen obviously because […]
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#ProjectKnitspeare – Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is finished. This was my first Shakespeare play, which I read as part of my freshman year high school English class. I had either forgotten or never realized how funny Shakespeare is (maybe because a lot of jokes are sexual innuendos, which probably isn’t something you want to discuss with a bunch of […]
#ProjectKnitspeare
Lately, I’ve been wanting to read some Shakespeare. Blame the wonderful web series NMTD and Jules and Monty. In an effort to keep me motivated, I’m combining two of my loves – books and yarn – in a project I’m calling #ProjectKnitspeare (so clever, I know). As I work my way through Shakespeare’s plays (reading […]
Yarn Discovery Tour 2014 & Christmas Knitting
My mom and I participated in the Northeast Ohio Yarn Discovery Tour, which is held September 5 – 20. We visited all 17 yarn stores on the tour and bought waaaaay too much yarn. (See my Yarn Discovery Stash tag on Rav here.) My mom also won the 10 shop prize basket. We’re probably past […]
It’s that time of year again…
The time to think about Christmas knitting. Everything from last year was finished on time – except for my mom’s cardigan, which is still sitting at the bottom of my knitting bag unfinished. Oops. This year, my goal is to use up my stash. I’m hoping not to buy any additional yarn for Christmas presents […]
And we’re back…
Today was the first day of my final semester of undergrad (yikes!) and the first day of Library Internship 2.0. Well, technically it’s a fellowship, just like Heights was an apprenticeship. But anyway… First off, I’m not alone in this experience – I working with a fellow senior I’ll refer to as C. We started […]
A Christmas Knitting Update
So, you know how I was so pumped that I’d started my Christmas knitting in August and had sooooooooo much time to finish it? Being a senior double-major messes with plans, folks. I have 16 days before Christmas and the following to knit: 1 golf club cozy for my dad 1 fingerless glove for my […]
Yet another form of fiber arts…
This semester, I’ve been taking a weaving class and enjoying it a ridiculous amount. So much so that I may have gotten a loom (just a little table loom): Here’ some of my work thus far: (The last two are the same piece, just different sides). Happy fiber art-ing! Ann
Christmas Knitting!
No, you haven’t jumped ahead to the end of October or worse, November. It’s still the middle of August. I head back to school this weekend (being a better blogger this summer…not so much). I have, nevertheless, commenced that task all knitters fear – Christmas knitting. A fellow Knittitor inspired me to start thinking about […]
First Pattern!
My boyfriend is getting a kitten in January and I’m ridiculously excited about it. To tide me over, I created this little cat toy. Corrections added December 9, 2012. Pattern: Cork and Crochet Mouse Toy