http://www.licketyknit.com In between screwing up my knitting and complaining about my knitting, sometimes I get some knitting done. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:09:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A sheepish hello to the few lingering blog readers who may occasionally still check this site. I had every intention of blogging occasionally over the past few months, but between a move and a physically taxing pregnancy, it just never happened. I had wanted to thank all the wonderful blog ... http://www.licketyknit.com/?p=224 See? Less than a month since my last post! Didn't I promise you? Now I just have to come through on the "more exciting" part. I recently received notification via email that Lickety Knit has been featured on findingDulcinea, self-described as "Librarian of the Internet." I'd never heard of this particular ... http://www.licketyknit.com/?p=223 Has this ever happened to anyone else? For the last week I have been thinking more and more that I really ought to get a post up here, and I sort of half woke up in the night last night thinking about it. As I lay there semi-conscious, I started ... http://www.licketyknit.com/?p=222 Frankly, the reason it has been so long since my last post is because I'm disappointed in you, readers, and I've been counting to ten (one number every 2.5 days) to avoid posting in anger. In my last post about darling childhood stuffed toys, I made an innocent comment (accompanied ... http://www.licketyknit.com/?p=221 Do you think it's odd that while I could never be described as someone who just! loves! children, I do love making baby things -- baby sweaters, baby socks, baby blankets, baby toys? Actually, I'm guessing it's not that odd. I'm guessing there are a lot of us out there ... http://www.licketyknit.com/?p=219 Oh boy, after such a long hiatus since my last post, I really ought to have something really great for you, loyal readers, oughtn't I? Sadly, aside from my use of the underappreciated contraction "oughtn't," I must suggest that you prepare yourselves to be profoundly disappointed several times over. Let's ... http://www.licketyknit.com/?p=218 Unless you're going to to hold me to a technicality concerning the buying and sewing on of buttons, on New Year's Eve I finished one last sweater for the Year of Sweaters! Pattern: Henley Perfected, from the winter 2007 issue of Interweave Knits, smallest size. Yarn: Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, somewhere ... http://www.licketyknit.com/?p=217 Thank you all for your wonderful comments on my Cable-Down Raglan! It has been lovingly folded up for permanent storage in an acid-free, museum-quality box to protect it from moths, pills, snags, stains, light, friction, and bombardment from overly aggressive molecules. I so rarely make anything that allows me to ... http://www.licketyknit.com/?p=216 Welcome to the November 2007 issue of Lickety Knit Monthly! Don't forget to lock in your 2008 subscription soon to guarantee yourself the lowest rates. [Disclaimer: Lickety Knit Inc. cannot guarantee a full year of issues. Subscription fees are non-refundable.] Our cover story this month: the first adult sweater from my ... http://www.licketyknit.com/?p=214 Thank you all for your incredibly enthusiastic responses to my Lotus Blossom Tank! You made me so happy that it caused me to post yet another bonus issue of Lickety Knit Monthly. I have never really been what you could call an early adopter, fashion-wise. In fact, I am probably better ... http://www.licketyknit.com/?p=213