merry christmas!

from our close-knit family to yours! hope you get all the peace, love and yarny goodness you deserve. xo, kate, jimmy & mac the dog.

bah humbug

cheers to debbie e. who correctly guessed that the wild wooly tagging depicted below is located in the park at eastman place in rochester, ny.

or i should say, was located.

the sad fact is, the day after our notorious tagging expedition, our beloved orange-and-green knit wall mysteriously vanished. along with the 10-foot christmas stocking that was hung by the 490 expressway with care.

it is our fervent (and, quite possibly, insanely naive) hope that somewhere in our fair city a once-chilly homeless person is now swathed in wild and wooly goodness. and perhaps curling up at night inside a toasty sasquatch-sized christmas stocking-cum-sleeping bag.

a christmas miracle? a girl can dream.

where's wooly now? guess & win!

the wild bunch strikes, releasing this orange-and-green wild wooly, created from 20 skeins of blue sky bulky into the wilds of some mystery location. be the first to correctly guess exactly where in the world we released it and win a free skein of crazy, soft artyarn cashmere 5.

this tag is dedicated to the amazing knitta please and all the other wild knittas in da hizzy!

we seek the grail

xmas tree shopping
Originally uploaded by hitbyabus.

not much knitting going on lately. instead, we've been in a full frenzy of christmas prep. here's our godchild dana from last weekend's tree-cutting extravaganza. it was a perfectly cloudy day as we made our way down the path to find the largest tree in the forest and chop it down. NEE!

in case you didn't know dept.

here's how to tell if you're a real man.

purls gone wild wins!

i suppose it's only fitting that the winner of my "where's the wild wooly" contest is none other than a truly wild chick. congrats xtina...and keep your eyes open for a skein of wild shammy-soft cashmere 5 by artyarn. watch this space for more "where's the wooly" contests coming soon! next time i'll try to make it a little more challenging!


also, check out this adorable bangle from aussie crafters modamuse. maybe this is what i can do with my melted bryspuns.