Ann Shayne's Blog, page 2
September 5, 2013
Done Done Done Mercifully Undone
Dear Kay, In the home stretch on this Kiki Mariko sweater. You know all the sorts of done that come with knitting a sweater? Done winding yarn. Done with the body. Done with the sleeves. Done blocking. Done sewing it...
September 3, 2013
Listen Up! Bowling Avenue is now an audiobook
Dear everybody including Kay, Suffering from post-Labor Day droops? Your kid won't pose for his back-to-school photo anymore? Wishing that you had some way to survive your commute without having to listen to that bass-fishing podcast? Why, there's a...
August 30, 2013
Golden Jubilee Reboot: Getting Real!
Dear Kay, Enough with the snack knitting. I am back to this freaky Fair Isle with a vengeance. If you are joining this late, just dive back into the archives if you're inclined. Or just wonder at the weirdness...
August 16, 2013
Bubble Wrap Cowl
Dear Kay, Snack knitting seems to be the knitting of choice these days. It really helps focus one's attention to have a self-imposed limitation to use only yarn on hand. Shyeahright. My attention is so shot these days. My...
August 13, 2013
Casting About, Imagining When
Dear Kay, It's the first day of school here for the fellas. WHAT????? Twelfth grade and eighth grade. IMPOSSIBLE! It has been an odd summer in a number of ways, in and out of town, back and forth to...
August 7, 2013
World Premiere: The Great Unwind
Dear Kay, Mosey on over to the PBS NewsHour to hear the latest from everybody's favorite financial/country crooner, Merle Hazard. I'm possibly slightly biased, but I find that Hubbo explains what's ahead for our economy in a way that I...
July 18, 2013
Upside Down Crazy
Dear y'all, If you're reading this, then we're guessing that the blog is unbusted. If you're not reading this, well, never mind THAT IS SO CONFUSING! Thank you for the cards, letters, casseroles, and rolls of duct tape. We...
July 5, 2013
Hi, Everybody!
Dear Kay, Lest I forget, I want to share this Independence Day post from Andrew Sullivan: "The Quintessential American Word: 'Hi!'". Love it! My summer knitting has been the sort of scrumptrelescent obsession that I hope every knitter someday finds....
July 2, 2013
Your Brain on Cables
Dear Ann, We got home on Saturday from our two weeks away. It was a two-part roots trip, to Croatia (home of Aunt Kathy's maternal grandparents, both from the tiny island of Olib) and to our four kids' literal fatherland,...
June 8, 2013
Let Us Now Praise Garter Stitch Blankets
Dear Ann, For your weekend viewing pleasure, some beautiful blankets that have been giving me the yen to cast on and wing it. This one, Strips and Stripes, is the improvisation of Misa Erder, the designer behind Craftivore. I...
