Thanks to the sea of clicking needles at the Harlot reading on Wed, I was able to crank out the yellow saucer. A local gas station was kind enough to offer me to chance to pose these puppies. Cutecutecute. Now I move on to the creamer, sugar bowl, pitcher, and if I’m still feeling feisty, perhaps I’ll do the plaid placemat. Has anyone done the placemat? In all blog-photos of the Fiesta Tea set hanging around, I’ve never seen a completed placemat. In fact, the pattern doesn’t even show it. I’m skeptical. But maybe I’ll try it just to see if it’s too tacky. Stay tuned…
May 16, 2005
Jena sits down next to Danielle and reveals that she chose the seat because Danielle had the same cutie felted bag. Then Jena pulls out her current project. It’s those cutie chenille flower washcloths from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. Oddly, Danielle brought the same flower washcloth WIP. Peas in a pod? Separated at birth? Knit-twins? Creatively synchronized? Perhaps at some point the last couple months Danielle put a bit of her sweat on the underside of Jena’s lower lip, and they are also on the same menstrual cycle? Whoah… too far, Mafia, too far …
May 16, 2005
Yep. She was in Acton, MA. I saw her. She was funny as hell. She signed books, happily agreeing to sign mine “to The Feminist Mafia” instead of using my name. Beautiful. Strangely, I expected her voice to be much higher. Why do we have these pre-conceived notions about people? It’s like reading a book, creating a perfect mental picture of the main character, and then watching the movie, only to realize that your perception is completely different from the movie maker’s. Strange. She’s tiny and cute. For that odd reason, I expected her voice to be higher. Oh well…she seems even sassier with that deep raspy voice. And I say Hooray to that!
May 16, 2005
On Wednesday night, Danielle and I took a little post-work trip to see the Yarn Harlot in Acton, MA. Our hopes of arriving in funky little Acton with enough time to check out a local eatery were dashed as we attempted to exit the greater Boston area at rush hour. Depart at 5pm+, reading starts at 7pm, no problem, right? Not so much. Thankfully we arrived by 7pm, the only problem being our seat in the backbackback of the nest of folding chairs.
May 16, 2005
After 5 rounds of the “Thumb Turban” game, I came out with this nice little pile of beautiful center-pull balls. I am very excited by the rich colors, photographed in natural light. Thank god I stopped taking pics at night (the only time I’m home, it seems) and took some good natural light pictures. These were lovingly wound in preparation for my long-dreamed-of but also-scared-of project, the Fiesta Tea Set. There’s a sassy little girl that belongs to a sassy little Mama I know. This sassy girl is about to turn 2 and loves tea sets. So … if the Mafia manages to focus for the next couple weeks, there might be a tea set in time.
May 9, 2005
I spent the weekend rolling balls of Cotton Ease. With a task like that on the thumb, one must come up with amusing ways to pass the time. So for each new ball, I would lean into Ms. Wife, and whisper secretly, “My thumb has a turban.” The first time, she busted out the wit with, “quick kill it, it’s a muslim.” Thank god our son was snoozing. I don’t think a 2 year old understands finely woven political sarcasm.
When told “my thumb has a turban” for balls 2,3,4 and 5, she was significantly less amused. She replied with a couple eye rolls, some left-eyebrow raising, and eventually, “you’re insane.” To which I replied, “yes dear, but that’s why you keep me around.” She had no response. She knows I’m right.
May 9, 2005
I heart variegated Cascade 220. Yep. The green variegated Cascade 220 looks divine when felted. The colors meld together and get a little misty, just as Danielle said.
May 9, 2005
It’s green and green and variegated and stands upright on its own (in other words, perfectly felted), and I love it! United States Postal Service - please take care of my grassy little basket and deliver her (only slightly late) to my Gramma’s front door. Thanks.
May 9, 2005
Nina-Bean — can we make these?
May 9, 2005
Although I won’t be heading off to Maryland this weekend, I plan on attending the NH Sheep and Wool Festival next weekend. I’m especially excited because I tried to hit the Sheep Shearing Festival at Gore Place in Waltham, but it was pooooouring out that day. I even arrived in the grass parking lot and sat in the car wondering how horrible of a mother I would be for dragging my 2-year-old out in such weather. With the mental picture of sneezing, wheezing and staying home from work to care for a sick kid on my mind, I pulled out of the lot and went bowling instead. My little man is SO cute in bowling shoes.
May 6, 2005
