An Old Knitty Lady

Category: Projects

  • The Next Thing … Things

    Reposing quietly in the trunk for easily the last two months, in a box, are quantities of broken, dirty and otherwise unusable costume jewelry, that I spent way too much money on, and that prompted a resolve to stay away from that damned auction site … from which I have already lapsed. What are you going…

  • The Bonnet – Part 3

      I will have to backtrack a little here.  Got ahead of my project narrative in the last post.  These videos were made on 12/10, the Monday before the Saturday of the Faire, and this is just a short little one wherein I tackle the next worrisome but manageable bit, cutting the crown of the…

  • The Bonnet – Part 2

    I’m writing this little series somewhat after the fact, and my chief impression of the project is how easily it went … when I actually roused myself to tackle each one of the next bits.  The fear of failure has ruled my life, and now, in my 67th year, the fortitude required to be courting…

  • The Bonnet – Part 1

    At the end of November, 2023, I started the Victorian bonnet my sister was to wear to the Dicken’s Faire that year. The inspiration for this project, for the idea that I could actually construct such a thing from scratch, came from YouTube. I used to think that Twitter would be the demise of human civilization (I…

  • Catching Up

    I still have an entire November and some bits of December to account for. I have been volunteering with the East Bay Heritage Quilters: three more days since the quilt show in San Mateo mentioned in the October 18 post. First was the working party organized to produce the patchwork postcards that they sell at their…

  • New Year’s Resolution: Diligence

    And we’ll see how long that lasts. First post of the year is posted on the fifth day of January … not the first … which should give you an idea how it is going to go on. Nevertheless, … I suppose I should recap the preceding months of no blog activity. I have actually been very busy. My…

  • Some Hand Sewing

    So I am back in the car full time.  For a great deal of this year-to-date I have had access to premises.  I attended to the cat and defended said premises against the depredations of adult children, and this, for a total of nearly four months between January and July of 2023. I really ought…

  • Making Progress …

    The Etsy Shop is finally up!   https://www.etsy.com/shop/oldknittylady Spent some little while yesterday trying to figure out how to put a link to an Etsy listing into a WordPress post.  I will be spending more time on this.  There is progress, but it is slooooow. And then there is my Listing Process, which I am trying…