Brief Hiatus

I will be taking a one-week hiatus from my blog (and all non-essential interneting, actually) while my wrists (and fingers and hands and elbows) recuperate from too much computer usage. I won't get into all the boring details, but my joints have been getting progressively worse over the last year and have stopped or limited my ability to do lots of things that I love (swing dancing, crocheting, knitting, even playing World of Warcraft for long periods of time.) I'm joined in solidarity by my friend Mike, which is a nice little morale boost! Anyway, as of midnight tonight, I will be off the 'net until the end of the day on Tuesday. I'd love it if during that time the magical joint fairies came to visit and make everything better, but I won't be holding my breath. :-P See you on the other side! (Maybe I'll have finished that project I blogged about earlier tonight?)

In the Works: rostitchery's Infinity Dress

The Infinity Dress (as tutorialized by the phenomenal rostitchery on her blog) has been on my to-do list for quite some time. I'm not exactly sure what makes me put off this particular project so much (we're talking over a year now, folks)...it has one seam, you can wear it a number of ways that approaches infinity...I even have all the materials sitting in a bag in my closet! I picked up some 4-way stretch jersey cotton in this beautiful dark cocoa color from Walmart of all places for $2.50 a yard. The only thing that's been stopping me these last few days (when I've been bored by the internet and joblessness) is that I can't find my damn tape measure. I have a small pencil bag in which I keep my small sewing essentials (needles, pins, tape measure, needle threader, and the like) and while boy and I both *know* we've seen it since the big move, neither of us can find it. Perhaps tomorrow I will tear apart our closet while he's at work and see if I can find it once and for all. I would love to have it to wear on Saturday...my parents own a winery and they are having their official grand opening celebration (even though they actually opened their doors to the public back in March) with food pairings and a band and such. If I am successful in finding it and manage to pull it together before we leave for my parents' house tomorrow night, I will post some photos! Wish me luck!

Can you upcycle a blog?

Hello! This is the latest incarnation of this blog. It started as a humble school project (that the professor never really got together, hmm)...then became a short-lived personal blog...but now, now there is Purpose and Meaning. It will be...a craft blog!

So what, dear reader, can you look forward to? Projects: past, present, and future. Tutorials. Advice. (Even if it's "don't do what I just did!") An exploration of why I craft. (Hint: It's not because I need more dishcloths.) The occasional book or pattern review. Probably lots of links and shout-outs to those far more talented than I. Hopefully, along the way, we'll manage to squeeze in some great discussions - craft theory, construction techniques, ethics of homage/poaching a design, recycling/upcycling, responsible crafting...who knows!

I look forward to getting to know you all, and to have you get to know me a little bit better as well! :)