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 […]
Rose City Yarn Crawl 2015 was amazing, and I want to thank the Naked Sheep Knit Shop and For Yarn’s Sake for making me welcome over the weekend. I bought yarn for some new projects that I can’t even think about casting on, because 1) Daylight Savings time kicked my butt this year 2) “Dr. […]
This weekend is the Rose City Yarn Crawl, with 15 LYS’s participating. Knitters from all over the place have been saving their money, planning projects and purchases – waiting for this event. Is there another city in the world with such a plethora of wonderful yarn stores as Portland, OR? I will be appearing at […]
I finished the Duxbury Point Pullover!!! This is the sweater for Bill that I have been knitting off and on since before starting to write “Annetarsia Knits”. It is one of the UFO’s that I wanted to get finished in 2015. I am pleased to say it fits him well, and he loves it. The […]
This weekend has been devoted to cleaning up after a few weeks of teaching/travel. Unpacking and setting things into piles was about as far as I got…I still need to organize samples into the various classes and put them away. I can only take so much of that, so I took a break to sew […]
At Stitches West I met Amy Berman, the force behind the Mother Bear Project. This amazing organization gives knit or crocheted bears to children affected by HIV/AIDS in emerging nations. Patterns for the basic bear are available flat, in-the-round, for knit or crochet. They can, and are, embellished by crafters and sent to Amy, where […]
It’s been a busy few weeks! Lots of traveling up and down the West Coast for Madrona Fiber Arts and Stitches West. I still haven’t unpacked or sorted through my photos and experiences – but I will be sharing them with you, I promise! Right now I am catching up at the office. Things sure […]