I just got an email this morning saying that they are doing the Socks that Rock Mill End mystery bags this weekend. This, much like the Wollmeise “We’re different” yarns, is a really great way to get some Socks that Rock to play with for a more affordable price. You don’t get to choose the …
So, yeah… I get the addictive nature of the Monkey socks now. I already want to cast-on the next pair and I’m not done with this pair yet! It’s sort of like when I was still smoking (yes, I used to smoke. I quit. It’s bad for you, don’t start it!) when I would want …
I finished the pink and grey monkeys shortly after I finished the last post. My sock blockers have been getting a lot of work lately, a lot more than they are used to at least! There wasn’t a huge amount of yarn left over, but it only take about 5 or 6 grams to make …
Random has been sort of my catchword of late. It feels as though my life has become a host of things unrelated to one another except through me. I could make a concept map to explain this, but I’ll save y’all the horror:-) I’ve not posted here in a while. Partially this is because, quite …
You know you had a good time on your birthday when you don’t get to blog about it until a week later! My day started normally enough until I got to the office where a very interesting box awaited me on my desk. Given it’s dimensions, I was a tad apprehensive that my day was …
So, I was asked to share what I got at Sticks and Sting this year. I assure you it is modest in the most! The yellow yarn on the left is a custom dyed skein of Superwash Merino 3 ply yarn that came with my goodie bag (but that I forgot to photograph!) by Dreams …
Once again I went to the Sticks and String annual knitting retreat held in Des Moines, Iowa this year. It was lovely as ever, with a wonderful marketplace and lots of friendly knitters to get to know! These are some photos from the market place! I only got a couple of things there (I was …
I’ve been reading the ladies over at the Mason-Dixon and their lightning blog posts for the past few weeks and I’m thinking that this might be what is needed to get me back into writing here. So, thanks Kay and Ann! (or not possibly:-)) My life here in Ames got busy in a hurry thus …
Today I went down to the Lamoni Produce Auction. My goal was winter squash and boy did I succeed! I put the CD in the picture to give it scale. Otherwise the squash looked like little ornamental gourds! These 8 butternut squash weigh from 7.5 lbs to 8.5 lbs! Huge!!!! On the other end of …
Here at Iowa State, much like at other US universities, graduate students often get an office in which to work. The higher of a rank of grad student that you are the more elaborate the office usually. In my case, I actually share an office with four other people. Two of whom I’ve yet to …
Sarah Jane Humke 