The first Kill of the season

Rather, the first Kill ever!

Before my zealous attempt to get all the laundry done in one day (ha, who was I kidding?)



After (be assured, it won't fit her anymore)


Never ever in my long knitting life have I felted a knit in the washing machine accidentally! On purpose, yes, but never did I miss a sneaky knit amidst all the other laundry and effed it up. There goes a hat...(and it just was perfect with all the coats Egg owns *sigh*).

Oh, and I don't know how I ever thought there's nothing to blog about - I manage to procure enough material, interesting or not.

First FO of 2010 - and lots of irritation

Gaaah. I'm having a bad day because Egg is having a bad day. She just does not want to nap. And I can tell she's tired, very tired. She's cranky, needy, pick-me-uppy, whiny...It's just - I have no words.

She's also wearing my first FO of 2010 - a dress made from Noro Iro which was a Christmas present.


I don't know how, but she must be aware that I am irritated beyond anything, because after our second try to get her to nap, she came to me and smiled, said 'hello' and tried to give me kisses, all the while not wanting to nap...Gaaah.

ETA at 3.35 p.m.: I might have overreacted. A little bit.

My file host sucks

For a week now my file host has had "technical difficulties" resulting in a "401 - you're not authorized" blabla (even I get it), so the download for the "Dream Twister Socks" doesn't work once again. I think I've had it and am going to look for another one.

A can of worms has been opened

Are you a subscriber to "Knitting Daily" by Interweave? Have you read about the size issue? I started to read the comments, but after about 20 I gave up and thought to myself "where do these people shop for clothes, if it is apparently so very difficult for them to find a good fit?" Not to mention the complaint that plus sizes are not offered, when a quick count by Sandi Wisehart shows the opposite. Double take, indeed.

That might sound a tad snarky, but honestly, every person has another issue with her body and would like to see the patterns tailored to deal with it. (I have issues, too. But I think that's none of the editors' business.) Let me tell you, a big can of wiggling worms has been opened.

None of these people goes into a retail store and complains about ill-fitting garments, which, after all, would be futile, no? How come that a knitting magazine is suddenly treated as one's personal shop and expected to handle all that clothing manufacturers cannot? Isn't that the great thing about knitting that we can adapt the garments to our needs ourselves? Granted, you'd have to learn about how to alter a sweater and if you've never done it it can be intimidating. However, it is not impossible. (ed. to add: mostly, there are exceptions)

I wish I could offer a quick solution for everyone. As it is, all you can do when your body deviates from what's regarded "normal" (No, I won't go there. I am aware that the majority is not model-sized. Either way.) is to pick the pattern that's best for your body type - which you'd have to know - and if it's not perfect in the size and fit given, make it so.

All you need is a tape-measure, a calculator and the will to learn how to make a pattern your own.

Rant over. (Yes, I might be feeling a bit grumpy today. So what. And tomorrow I might feel like the fish on the platter thinking "I wouldn't be here if I'd kept my mouth shut.")