Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Knitting

  • Baby Surprise Jacket

    I have to apologize for being so lame this week. I have a good excuse, though. I am on vacation and have been enjoying my garden. I’ve been working my butt off, planting, sowing, and mowing. It’s been great! So I may or may not be a bit lighter on the posting since Spring has…

  • Booktalk Saturday: The opinionated Knitter

    I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I bought this book. I wanted to go into more detail on it for you. Really, it can all be summed up to: I love it! I don’t know why I waited all of these years to buy it. It is a true gem, especially if you…

  • Hello!

    Well. It has been quite a while since I posted, hasn’t it? I’ve had quite a busy week. Here are the highlights: I got sick last weekend with a cold and have been fighting all week. It looks like it’s on its way out. Yay! I went to a librarian conference in Vancouver, WA. The…

  • Crafty Monday: Talia

    Alright. I got really sick of knitting the Diamond Lace Shawl and, despite being so close to the end, I cast on a different project. This is Talia from the latest Knitty. After a false start, I do believe I am making good progress. The yarn I am using is Berrocco Ultra Alpaca, which I…

  • My week in bullets

    I’ve had kind of an interesting week. Here are the highlights: I went to my first massage therapy appointment on Monday. Admittedly, I was extremely nervous about it. I came very close to canceling it. But it turned out to be a good thing. I don’t know why I didn’t start sooner. I definitely need…