At the end of 2014, WEBS had a Year-end sale, and I scored 10 balls of Noro Silk Garden lite, Col. 2090. This happens to be the perfect amount of yarn to knit a Swirl, which I have always meant to do. This was my big chance, so I cast on, and this has been […]
At the 2015 Rose City Yarn Crawl, I saw a lovely cowl at The Naked Sheep Knit Shop, worked up in Universal Yarn Bamboo Bloom Handpaints (48% rayon from Bamboo, 44% wool, 8% acrylic, 100gms/154 yds) by owner Cheri Clark. I loved the colors, and how Cheri maximized the impact of the thick/thin yarn with […]
I will be visiting The Knitting Boutique this summer. The store entered my radar when I wandered into their amazing booth at an East Coast fiber event a couple of years ago. They had unique products, and even for fiber folk, were unusually friendly and fun to be around. That is saying something! They invited […]
Last weekend we traveled to a family wedding. 4 days with lots of driving and visiting equals primo knitting time. The sweater I’ve been working on is almost finished, and too big to carry around, and I didn’t want to work on projects I’m working on for classes. I wanted to knit something personal, for […]
I’ve acquired an iPhone 6+, and a super Boston Marathon case for it. I like to keep my phone in a cozy for protection in my purse, so needed to make a new one. At Interweave YarnFest I replenished my stash of Lamb’s Pride worsted. I’ve felted with this yarn before, so had my Yarn […]
The past two weeks took me to Interweave YarnFest, the Boston Marathon, StephenBe’s Yarn Garage and Yarnover. Every day was an adventure, an opportunity to meet new people, visit and learn from old friends, and enjoy seeing different parts of the country. I was so busy running around and enjoying the moment that I didn’t […]
Remember the UFO that I blogged about a couple of weeks ago ? The Treetop socks that my daughter started in 2009, but were left in the attic when she left for college? I thought they were almost done – that I was ready to start the heel. Sure looked that way… […]
It took me almost 50 years to find a sport that required no skill, but better late than never. Over the past several years I have become a dedicated distance runner. Knitters understand the power of repetitive motions, and how doing small things over and over can get you to amazing places. In running, you […]
I found the ideal project to put into the Star Trek bag. It is a UFO, and like all UFO’s, there is a story attached. My daughter, Deborah, is (sometimes) a knitter, and she likes to knit socks. More accurately, she likes to knit a sock. One is enough, and unlike other people who forge […]
The weather this spring has been spectacular, and I have been spending lots of time outside. I’m in heavy training for the Boston marathon, which means hours of running every week. It is cutting into my knitting time, but I only have a few weeks left until the event. Running is going well – which […]