http://www.nicolehindes.com Wed, 13 May 2009 22:21:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Time for Crafts I made some pillows!!! And it was super easy! I saw some gorgeous Orla Kiely textiles at Target yesterday and in a crafty binge of productivity, decided to make some pillows for my couch. I didn't realize just how much my couch needed some good throw pillows until my delightful nap ... http://www.nicolehindes.com/2009/05/13/time-for-crafts/ Moving right along (da da dum, da da dum) Movinnnnn' riggggght alooooong.... Ok. Um. Update: I graduated. I have a Masters degree! I am done with school (until I get a Ph.D. or maybe something else. This definitely wasn't my last degree). And I'm knitting. Mindless garter stitch. Behold... something resembling a blanket: I am currently planning for 30 squares. This is 12. ... http://www.nicolehindes.com/2009/05/10/moving-right-along-da-da-dum-da-da-dum/ A Semester of Fortunes Sometimes, I can be a little bit superstitious. Heading into my job search, and a semester that I knew was going to be pretty rough, I somehow ended up with a rule that everytime it was reasonably possible, I HAD to eat a fortune cookie. I don't know how many this ... http://www.nicolehindes.com/2009/04/19/a-semester-of-fortunes/ There oughta be a law It's a slippery slope. And I'm here to try to save you. Seriously. I am the example of what can happen to you. I mean, look what I'm doing now. Well, a little peek for now: Mmmmn. Squrshy. I know. Chemgrrl said it best when she saw it at knitting group and ... http://www.nicolehindes.com/2009/03/21/oughtabealaw/ On epic projects… I had this crazy idea a few weeks ago. That since I'd finished an epic sweater project last semester, I could finish an epic sweater project this semester. Because my unpaid intership, job, classes and job search weren't enough. Anyway, over Thanksgiving break, I bought the yarn and then on the ... http://www.nicolehindes.com/2009/02/16/on-epic-projects/ Deep Forest, A New Pattern There is this point in the seasons when the trees are bare (or mostly bare) and you can see deep into the wood. The light strikes across the tress and branches, casting a dark lacey web of shadows across the forest floor and on any visitors walking the paths. I ... http://www.nicolehindes.com/2009/01/29/deep-forest-a-new-pattern/ When the end is only the beginning… Goodness, this one was a long time coming. But I finally finished. Finally. lets call this photo "artsy" instead of blurry. This project was an ever constant source of both pride and annoyance in my life for a long 4 months. When I started her, I joked about how ... http://www.nicolehindes.com/2009/01/01/when-the-end-is-only-the-beginning/ Sock Block A few weeks ago, one of my dear friends saw all of my unfinished projects and significantly guilted me about them... so much so that I finished all but one of my on-the-needles socks (and that one is the second to one that's been lingering a LONG time). Which ... http://www.nicolehindes.com/2009/01/01/sock-block/ The problem with being a product knitter I hate ripping back my work. Hate it. I live with big-ish mistakes far more often than I fix them.* So, it's Thanksgiving break and everything. And so I'm all trying really, really hard to get my two remaining sleeves on the Aran Wrap Cardigan to a point ... http://www.nicolehindes.com/2008/11/29/the-problem-with-being-a-product-knitter/ Sleeve Cap in Need. Desperate need. OK. So remember that sweater of beautiful, beautiful awesomeness? The one from Vogue Knitting with tons of pattern issues (no blaming the designer here). I've made some progress. In fact, everything is pretty much done except for the sleeves. The delay? The time and attention needed ... http://www.nicolehindes.com/2008/11/27/sleeve-cap-in-need-desperate-need/