Happy Feet

One of the many cool Christmas presents I got from Liz was this pair of knitted socks! I watched her make these steadily (and tried them on at various stages), and they fit great.
One of the many cool Christmas presents I got from Liz was this pair of knitted socks! I watched her make these steadily (and tried them on at various stages), and they fit great.
“A loose thread is a metaphor. Some examples of ‘loose threads’:
Men with blue eyes. Men with green eyes. Bartenders with any-colored eyes. Bridge railings. Walks late at night. Perfectly cut lines of cocaine. Married men with blue or green eyes. A full bottle of pills, up or down. Credit cards. Airports, train platforms, bus stations, parking garages. The fourth glass of wine.”
For those not familiar with the term, yarn bombing is a kind of street art, and involves covering public objects with custom knitted/crocheted fabrics. One of the better known examples of yarn bombing is by NY artist Olek, who covered the bull on Wall Street with yarn.
Here’s the Making Of video, which shows a lot of what happened behind the scenes. For whatever reason, I assumed the stop-motion involved slowly knitting over things, photographing small segments before someone would come in and knit some more.
Yesterday morning, Jane gave the most awesome gift to Allison: a fake, knitted beard. Because Allison’s sitting and working with so many of us with facial hair (me, Chris, Justin, Ben)… this fake beard is something she could wear to fit in a little more. What’s hysterical and fantastic is that there are two little loops on either side, which…
Liz has been working on a few gifts, for our friend Lisa’s baby shower. I’m not sure if this is the exact name for them, but Liz called these guys “bunny nuggets.” We were surprised to find that the fluffy tails help actually keep them upright. Bunny closeup, with triangle nose. Bunny closetup, with x nose. Bunny closetup, with round…
This is an umbrella swift. I bought it for Liz for Christmas, but only had a vague sense of what it was used for. Paired with a ball winder, this device helps turn hanks (large loops) of yarn into tightly wound balls of yarn. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, check out the photos (near the bottom of…