How's your summer going? We're looking at the last few weeks of it here and I am pleased to report that I do have quite a bit to show and share! Next time you're at a fiber show, keep an eye out for my last sample knitting project, an Atwood Shawl in Bijou Basin Ranch! Back in… Continue reading Sample Knitting: Atwood Shawl Edition
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So Close – reading and project progress
Sadly, I have not touched my current book in weeks, maybe even months. I did take a few moments this morning to read a few pages of The Rent Collector to be fair! A good friend gave me Ann Hood's Knitting Yarns last week and I am really looking forward to starting that.... eventually! The… Continue reading So Close – reading and project progress
In Progress
I've started a new project, a true Ravellenics project to boot, as it needs to be done by the end of February! This cake is a new yarn from Good Karma Farm (3ply, sport-weight) that will be knit into a Beach Street Park sweater. I had some trouble getting the color right in the photo… Continue reading In Progress
At the end
Hello Monday! We're still in vacation mode (minus a dentist appointment later today). This is a highly enjoyable change of pace. I think the kids have settled in to the "at home" routine, and calmed down a bit from the excitement of last week. Over the weekend I caught up on a few podcasts and… Continue reading At the end
I Love Green
I recently finished a sample shawlette for Romney Ridge Farm. When I was talking with Kelly about knitting for her she told me that she was looking for a small shawl that would be like a one-skein wonder to use up a skein of her hand-dyed sport weight, that I could pick the pattern. I… Continue reading I Love Green
Just the Knitter
I am not a stylist. I am hardly even stylish! I do enjoy looking through magazines like "Vogue Knitting" and the boards on Pinterest for styling ideas, but I often do not follow through on such things. I am happy to be "Just the knitter" of the samples and let other people worry about the… Continue reading Just the Knitter
Yarn Along – Jan 11
From small things: ~ Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading, and the evidence of this often shows up in my photographs. I love seeing what other people are knitting and reading as well. So, what are you knitting or crocheting right now? What are you reading? Take a photo and share it… Continue reading Yarn Along – Jan 11
New Year, New Foods
From small things~ Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading, and the evidence of this often shows up in my photographs. I love seeing what other people are knitting and reading as well. So, what are you knitting or crocheting right now? What are you reading? Take a photo and share it either… Continue reading New Year, New Foods
On the house & In the Mail
Today I spotted something special on the house when I was giving Jackson a bathroom break - Up there, on the roof - a hawk!We frequently see them flying around, this is the first one I've spotted on the roof!After that surprise, there was a surprise in my mailbox as well. A pattern booklet, Simplicity… Continue reading On the house & In the Mail
Photo update – color!
TNNA happened over the weekend, so I can go ahead and share color photos of one the projects I knit up for it. Over on the Lorna's Laces blog the posts have been discussing the colorway names - interesting stuff! I have never been to Chicago, except for an airport layover, but hope to someday!… Continue reading Photo update – color!