Hazel and Agnes

I’m going to do a sew-along!

One Pearl Button is hosting a Sew-Along for the Burdastyle Marie Skirt.
Wooo!

I’m thinking about going fully google.
Okay, first of all, does anyone else think that Google is taking over the world? I mean, on one hand it’s very useful. On the other, can we ever escape???
Okay Okay, I guess I’m not going to go *fully* google. I tried Google Chrome and was pretty [...]

Favorite Games  (Courtesy of Listography)
1. Settlers of Catan – Yeah, i know it’s super dorky, but I tell ya what- I kick BUTT playing Settlers. I can settle the hell out of Catan.
2. Cribbage – I’m such an old lady. I knit, I have cats, and I play cribbage. Actually, being old sounds like [...]

So I’m a little obsessed with Project Runway.
I finally got around to watching episode two yesterday (since I have to catch them on the net), and I have a few comments….     (Warning:  Spoilers after the jump!!)

I have been inspired by the Poppytalk blog a lot lately. The first thing I saw was their post about these Hello Handmade valentine’s! I SO want to learn calligraphy like that. Look at those birds!!!
(see the images after the jump)

If you have a chance, go read this blog post at the Apparent Project. I randomly discovered it through a post on Ravelry.  They are working in Haiti, and the writer gives what I think is the best “reason” for the disaster.  Unlike many Christians, who are saying that this is God’s wrath on a [...]

I’ve spent the day so far cleaning my house and getting some fiber ready to list in the shop. I feel way behind in everything- I have to work at 2 and I always feel a lot of pressure to get everything else done on the days I have to work!
One of my goals [...]

I’m turning 23 in June (June 4th, to be exact), and while I am quite the young’n (I realized that many people do not know my real age and are quite surprised to know this about me), I have some goals for the rest of this year of my life.

Gah!  I should be getting ready for the derby xmas party, but I am instead updating my blog with my failed progress at finding a suitable knitting pattern.
Here’s my conundrum:
I have two skeins each of Knitpicks Palatte in Edamame and Clover. Two very lovely shades of green.  I started making a ruffle scarf out of [...]

My mom came to visit yesterday and we went to the giant antique store downtown.  I bought three lace hankies- they had stickers on them, which I thought was so cute.

They need to be ironed yet, but I really like them.
I’m also working on a super secret fancy knitting project, want to see?

Just a little [...]