(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!

BobblesOriginally uploaded by nutmegknitterI've started work on my test knit for Malabrigo. I forgot about my love / hate relationship with bobbles. They are.... intense? Once you get in the groove of making them they are ok and they do look nice in the end, but... back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.

I tried to make my own fruit leather / fruit roll-ups the other day when it was really rainy. Lorelai was fighting a cold, so I plopped her on the couch with Sesame Street and juice. I chopped up my fruits (apple, plum, nectarine)1 piece of each fruit, chopped up, yielded me 2 cups of… Continue reading It could be worse

DHL stopped by today. They brought me a package from Uruguay - hand spun wool! That means that Malabrigo!. I'll be test knitting a lovely Girl's Dress for the upcoming Book 2! I think it will be adorable - I'll be knitting the size 2, and the colorway (Rupestre) is a great raspberry / ruby… Continue reading Detalles del envio

Stuffed Animal SubstituteOriginally uploaded by nutmegknitterNothing exciting to post about that is knitting related. So it goes. Lorelai was quite taken with this bag of stuffing... she was hugging it like it was her stuffed sheep or puppy. Just wanted something to hug I guess. I've been working on a new blog, stillenchanted.blogspot.com - that… Continue reading Stuffed Animal Substitute

(Or, The Ishbel Post)I've been inspired by so many Ishbel scarves / wraps on Ravelry I finally went stash diving and made one for me. I went for the skein of Handmaiden Sea Silk in the "Renaissance" colorway - jewel tones that are totally me. Under a week of on and off knitting and I… Continue reading Dress your Dachshund in Silk and Seacell