Knot Magick

Period fashion! Knitwear! I love the bow.  I thought I would continue my pattern of history-related posts on Wednesday. For typewriter f...

Late last week, Missouri sent me a fascinating link to an article about an article on chatelains. I love chatelains and have been wanting to...

Inspired by one of the stories I'm working on, I declare this 20's Week! Have I mentioned that I love the 1920s? I adore art deco...

The Mummy I know I've talked about The Mummy and The Mummy Returns on this blog before, way back when. Why do I love these movies so muc...

My roommate, who really doesn't get the whole typewriter thing, but supports it anyway, got me this shirt as a random surprise. It showe...

In an attempt to distract you from the fact that it has been over a month since my last post, and the typewriter revamp STILL isn't done...

I got a couple of gift certificates to the local beauty school for Christmas, but I haven't had time to make use of them until recently....

Dear Retail Consumer, Our store is very easy to navigate: fitting rooms are under the FITTING ROOM sign, restrooms are under the RESTROOM si...

This is the top that I was talking about the other day. Haven't tried it on to mark the darts yet. No, that is not the poor photo qualit...

It is move out day in the dorms. It's 10am, and I'm ready to start loading the truck, but I have a few more minor details that I ca...

Well, I'm down to only two more projects--the Kimono Sweater and the Top-down hat. I have about two inches of the rear sweater panel do...

Wow. This makes...what, three FO's this week? Stats: Number of seams ripped out: 2 (will eventually be three) Fabric: a wool blend fro...

Stats: Times Frogged: 3 Yarn: Linie 194 in Solo for the flames, Dark Horse Fantasy #20 (that's the red), and the black was a soft, lefto...

Hee. You knew it was coming eventually. This is a pagan blog. I have to put in my Harry Potter jokes. As a pagan, I do have a penchant fo...

Dear Fashion God, I know you must be a man because if you were a woman, we wouldn't be having these issues. Why is it that I am a size s...