Today I heard from a knitter, Jill Weber, that I met when she took my class on Bohus knitting at the 2011 IK Knitting Lab in San Mateo, California. I am a shameless enabler at these things, and really love it when students have the confidence to order a Bohus kit and make a sweater […]
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I had a fantastic time at Stitches Midwest. The students were smart, curious and talented – enjoying classes and a fiber market that were packed with color, excitement, and adventure. This was my first trip to Stitches Midwest, but it definitely will not be my last…. First, I settled into the room I shared with […]
Losing the Mithril sleeve gave me impetus to finish this long-simmering project before something else happened. The sleeve had only the cap to complete, so I was done in no time. I still have to sew the shoulders together and knit the neckline, which means blocking after that is done. But the best thing about […]
I lost my knitting yesterday. Bill and I were doing a pick-up photoshoot for the Book, and the Jeep was piled with boxes – all of the Book projects, plus yarn, clothing, and photographic equipment. I grabbed the final sleeve for Mithril, so that I would have something to knit while he set up. I […]
Chelsea’s shawl was bound off last night. I had such fun knitting it, that I kept going after the 32 rows of chevron called for in the pattern. I had plenty of yarn left, and I like a larger shawl, so I kept going for another […]
Dreaming of Shetland is a very special e-book that Donna Druchunas thought up as a dream-funder for Deborah Robson to do research into Shetland sheep and Shetland wool. I happened to be present when Donna had her epiphany, so I got involved, too. Then, of course I volunteered […]
I’m finishing up my book, in the middle of training for the Portland marathon and knitting Chelsea’s shawl, and preparing for a new computer and software. Here is the weekend wrap-up! New computer is in the house! Moving from .5 gig to 2 gigs, which should solve the slow-down problem. I’m not hooking it up […]
Well, it isn’t really “dead”, but I have always wanted to say that. We need to replace the computer that I have been working on since the kids went to college. Yep, it is that old. We bought this computer when we moved to the house in 2001, and needed two computer stations with two […]
I’ve been working really hard on assembling all of the pieces of the Book, getting ready for final edit and lay-out. Every bit of it has been worked over and analyzed. I have checked all of the math, Tracey re-checked every chart and pattern, things were cut, condensed, or expanded as I looked again with […]
Knitters are very generous people, and we love to support good causes. This particular one resonates strongly with me because feeling safe when running is something that I take very seriously, as well as crimes against women. I have been knitting with Dream in Color yarn lately, as they have generously supported the Book with […]