We woke up to 10 to 12 inches of snow around here - it's quite pretty. A good day to stay inside, knit, have hot chocolate (with Marshmallow Fluff!) and snuggle with the pup. After talking up the many many layers Lorelai needed to wear before going outside today, we made progress in actually getting… Continue reading Snowflakes & Teardrops

Finished object alert! This was going to be a Christmas gift, but as I was knitting it, the yarn really called to me. It does fit me nicely I think. The color is me. The intended recipient may not be a hat person (I'm really not sure). Plus, there is an error in it (on… Continue reading How to wear a hat.

There's a great new blog out there on the web that you really should check out. Beauty Schooled - "An Investigation of the Price We Pay for Pretty" - full disclosure it's my sister-in-law. And I really admire her as she takes on this project. It is a running joke among my friends that none… Continue reading The Ugly Side of Pretty.

(Photo Credit: Korean War Veterans Memorial) It is Veteran's Day and I am quite thankful for the contributions of service my grandfathers each made as well as too all the other service men and women today - listening to the stories on NPR today were just heart-wrenching. It is fitting, I think, that while I… Continue reading Donations.

Buttons!Originally uploaded by nutmegknitterOur new favorite distraction - my button jar. It's not a very big collection, and not very valuable (it's full of inexpensive buttons from JoAnns and other craft stores plus whatever buttons come with the clothes), but Lorelai seems to be really into it lately. She will request, "Play with buttons?". She… Continue reading Buttons!

(I really want to be better about turning the computer *off* on the weekends and devote that time to family and knitting (there's a lot to do) so this post is going to be quick and dirty!)A few weeks back, a fellow ravelry, Rchrispy earburned me that she would be out on the East Coast… Continue reading WEBS Whirlwind

I've been sitting at my computer today, in a huge sun puddle, and it feels so nice and warm. Imagine my surprise when I went outside to collect the mail and it was chilly! - 58F according to my computer. Wow. We had 2 real weeks of summer and then after a rainstorm this week… Continue reading Fall is in the air

I've been knitting away on several projects, but they are in various states of "Let me knit a few more rows and photograph them in better light" - so, soon. Interesting stuff in these parts. This weekend we took Lorelai to the Guilford Fair - she's much more into the animals, so we had high… Continue reading Weekend Whirlwind

Did you know that Romney Ridge Farm in Maine has a Random Acts of Yarn Club? I participated for the month of July - the money raised ($130 I think) went to dachshund rescue, so yay on that, and double yay for a fantastic color. I was pretty much obsessed with making the Shalom pattern… Continue reading Shalom

A few projects need some work (and photos) before I post them to the blog. I had a good mail day yesterday - the new Interweave Knits was in the mailbox and a swap package was inside as well. I think that I may have decided on a sweater for the SweaterKAL - the Trellis… Continue reading Goodies!