Last week on the Pen Addict podcast, Brad talked at length about NaNoWriMo. If you aren’t familiar with that term it stands for National Novel Writing Month. Each November, many many intrepid writers gather together to write a novel (or 50,000 words) between November 1 and November 30. The organization that supports it (which is…
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Yarn & Ink: Halloween Frankensocks
In September a lovely friend sent me a belated birthday present, a Frankensocks kit from Knitterly Things. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Laura Cameron (@fluffykira) Knitterly Things is known for dying self-striping sock yarn. That is, she dyes the yarn such that when you knit it up you get delightful stripes…

Yarn + Ink: Sour Skittles
Laura usually does the Yarn + Ink posts but my rationale for doing one today it two-fold. First, this yarn, as many have told me is SO ME. I mean… c’mon! Lime green with fuchsia contrasting yarn for the heels and toes (This self-striping yarn is from Lollipop Yarn and is/was called “Sweet & Sour”…
Yarn + Ink: A Case of the Mondays
We took a poll and we’d all rather be back in bed with the covers over our heads this Monday. So I give you one of my favorite knits: a blanket that I made in honor of our wedding that’s on our bed every night! The Pattern: Paintbox Log Cabin Blanket by Katherine Keyes The…
Yarn + Ink Palette: A little Halloween.
Yes I realize that it’s only September 3, but Halloween candy is already in the stores! Actually, what really happened is I showed my current knit to a few friends and one exclaimed “ooooo Halloween colors.” So that’s the post. Pattern: Positive Vibrations by Marin Melchior (Ravelry link) Yarn: Zen Yarn Garden Superfine Fingering in…
Yarn + Ink Palette: Bold and graphic!
Another project off my needles and another ink palette. What’s funny is that when the yarn arrived, I didn’t think the colors would work well together. But they do! The Pattern: Lady Fingers Sweater by Morgan Woltersdorf (Ravelry link) The Yarn: Zen Yarn Garden Superfine DK in Red, Silver, Teal, Yellow and Orange The Inks:…
Yarn + Ink Palette: Refreshingly cool summer shades.
Wow those Tuesdays-after-Monday-holidays hit hard don’t they? I was out of town this weekend and got home yesterday afternoon and in a flurry of all those chores (grocery shopping, laundry, and all the rest) I just didn’t get to play with pens and ink. So I’ll leave you with a little cool and refreshing ink…