Author Archives: kmkat

Unraveled Wednesday, 3/20/19.

Posted on March 20, 2019

Progress continues on Fairfield. I reached the top of the sleeve increases and wanted to be sure the they would fit, so I clipped the seam edges together (using exactly three clips, since that was how many were within reach) … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairfield sweater, knitting, Unraveled Wednesdays | 2 Comments

Fake news & media literacy.

Posted on March 19, 2019

If you live anywhere near me, you may want to attend this forum. Our local League is doing great stuff!

Posted in Politics, national, Rural life | 3 Comments

Cake for yarn. Yarn for cake. Totally your call.

Posted on March 18, 2019

A poem about coats. Younger Son would have loved to have one of these. Looking for an easy charity project? Hat Not Hate. Orange FTW!  

Posted in LInks knitting | 5 Comments

A Kat™ led astray: a cautionary tale of temptation and madness.

Posted on March 17, 2019

Say, that is one heckava dramatic blog post title, doncha think? Ahem. As you may know, Mason-Dixon Knitting started their 2019 March Mayhem competition on Friday. Head over to that link if you are not familiar with this phenomenon. In brief, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chaika, knitting, Sweaters, Yarn | 9 Comments

Link it up, little man.

Posted on March 16, 2019

A story about Kat. Not me. Notice the lack of ™. Vampire cat. Woolly sheep cat. Fruit punch? Srsly? Be nice. The importance of seeing heroes that look like you. The Iliad in a nutshell. Links from Chris. For the … Continue reading →

Posted in Links | 5 Comments

Fotography Friday. Join the fun.

Posted on March 15, 2019

You are cordially invited to link your own Fotography Friday blog post below.  You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter

Posted in Fotography Friday, Polk County politics | 4 Comments

Three on Thursday, the pi day edition.

Posted on March 14, 2019

March 14 is Pi Day — 3/14, get it? Below we have three fun facts about pi, the mathematical constant that is 3.14 and equals to any circle’s circumference divided by its diameter. What is Pi Day? Seven interesting facts … Continue reading →

Posted in Three things | 7 Comments

Unraveled Wednesday, 3/13/19.

Posted on March 13, 2019

Joining Kat and friends for Unraveled Wednesday. Remember last week I said I had knit another scarf but didn’t have any photos of it? Now I do. Yarn: Noro Shiraito, a super soft blend of cashmere, angora, and wool in … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairfield sweater, Unraveled Wednesdays | 7 Comments

Sweater-y links.

Posted on March 11, 2019

Every knitter needs a helper. Homicide Kniticide. Yarn-bombed photos.  

Posted in LInks knitting | 6 Comments

Learn to hunt for food.

Posted on March 10, 2019

This was in today’s email. Given the sheer numbers of wild turkeys around here, I think that encouraging a bit of hunting may be a good idea. However, I also think in a course aimed at those “…with or little … Continue reading →

Posted in Rural life | 4 Comments