Posted by Barely Knit Together on Mar 7, 2009 in
Fiber Friday,
Giveaway
April at Enchanted Dandelions is crafty and creative with YUMMY sounding healthy recipes, and she’s giving away one of her cute flax seed therapy packs from her Etsy shop.
Visit her blog to say hello and you have a great chance of scoring your choice of a Headache Helper, Oopsie Daisy, or two Owie Bags. [...]
Tags: etsy, Fiber Friday, free therapy pack, Giveaway, Knitting
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Feb 13, 2009 in
Fiber Friday,
Knitting
Sorry this Fiber Friday freak show is so late in the day. I was up making cupcakes at seven this morning (real ones, not knitted), then I had to drive all over the damn place getting everyone where they needed to be and running to the store because we forgot something and running back home [...]
Tags: fractals, geekery, geeky, Knitting, math, needle arts, science
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Feb 6, 2009 in
Fiber Friday,
Knitting
Growing up, when I heard the word “knitting” I thought of those haloed, plastic-feeling acrylic baby blankets, old ladies in rocking chairs, and the world’s most unflattering sweaters. If you know enough to have found this blog, chances are you know the needle arts have come a long way.
Not only do we now have thousands [...]
Tags: bedford, fiber art, Fiber Friday, Knitting, lynchburg, LYS, roanoke, virginia, yarn, yarn store, Yarn Theory
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Feb 5, 2009 in
Knitting,
People Are Idiots
Since there is no day of the week that starts with an ‘a’ so I can have an antidepressant day, I will call today “Therapy Thursday.”
It’s a lazy post, because I am trying to figure out what to talk about for tomorrow’s Fiber Friday. But it’s chock full of nuts. Er, I mean laughter.
And also, [...]
Tags: bad translations, humor, Knitting, movie posters, things not to knit
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jan 30, 2009 in
Fiber Friday,
Giveaway,
Knitting
***Update***
I had no idea I was so good at marketing myself! I expected a much smaller response, so I have decided to close this contest earlier than expected. This way, the odds won’t be so paltry for everyone. The contest now officially closes at noon EST February 1st. Please remember that I cannot ship internationally, [...]
Tags: free yarn, Giveaway, Knitting, longies, purewool, Sheepy Pants, yarn
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Jan 16, 2009 in
Fiber Friday,
Knitting
This is supposed to be fiber Friday, though I’ve been a total slacker on that front for a while. It’s not that I haven’t been busy with sewing and knitting and such – I just haven’t written about it.
So in the grand spirit of discipline that I am *so* good at – I am forcing [...]
Tags: cloth diapering, cloth diapers, diaper covers, how to wash wool, Knitting, lanolizing, longies, recycled sweaters, sewing diaper covers, shorties, thrift store sweaters, wool, wool interlock, wool jersey, wool pants
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Nov 14, 2008 in
Fiber Friday
I have declared Fridays “Fiber Fridays,” and in keeping with that theme I wish to point you in the direction of this lady, who is a master at finding great sweaters to use for all kinds of projects. I am envious of her scavenging abilities, but it seems she lives in a bigger area than [...]
Tags: christmas, eco-friendly, environment, etsy, fabric, fiber art, Fiber Friday, gifts, handmade, holiday, Knitting, recycling, Sewing, sweaters, wool
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Nov 7, 2008 in
Fiber Friday
nother hobby. Yes indeedy, that’s what I have found. Instead of figuring out where to bring my son for the therapy he needs, or addressing the fact that my daughter skipped two classes yesterday, I decided to make nuno felt. Because, you know, nothing says “good mother” like using craftastic sublimation.
But seriously – the whole [...]
Tags: crafting, dyeing, felt making, fiber art, hobbies, Knitting, nuno felt, roving, silk, wool
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Sep 20, 2008 in
Motherhood
For some reason, I was under the impression that I was meant to be some dark artist holed up in cafes and all-night-bring-your-own-bottle-basement-jazz joints, dreaming of Dean Moriarty and living in opioid peace. Instead I exist as a comedy skit.
For one thing, I drive around with a coccyx on my dashboard.
Dear M,
I have your tailbone, [...]
Tags: childbirth, children, coccyx, crazy, family, humor, Knitting, pelvis, placenta, psychiatrist
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Sep 18, 2008 in
Knitting,
Uncategorized
This is a rerun of a blog I wrote somewhere else in April of this year:
You know, I really hate shopping. And crowds. And actually, people. I kind of hate people, too. So you might wonder – what in the world do I find appealing about NYC? I wonder that myself.
I spent today walking fast, [...]
Tags: children, crowds, family, geekery, Knitting, life, nyc, regrets, shopping