When Knitting Updates Are Never The Answer
Hello, Gentle Readers. I had a completely different post planned for today and then the world fell apart. I am sorry, but I feel publishing that post is rather tone deaf in light of what happened at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas yesterday. Hug your loved...
A Knitter’s Bucket List
In a ball of yarn is the potential to make a dream that you have come true. – Melanie Falick In the summer of 2011 a fantastic designer published a pattern that caught my eye – so much so that it went on my “Knitter’s Bucket List” of things I want to knit. Enter my...
Get Cooking!
A few days ago, I posted this photo on Instagram and several people asked me for the recipe! Smart people, because it is such a good soup – and it is so easy!! Here is the link to the original recipe and here are the changes I made: I use homemade chicken stock – it...
Dark Deep Beautiful Blue
My days have been recently filled with blue – from clear blue skies (read, no rain and lots of sun), to Indigo colored fabrics, and denim blue yarns. Clearly, this is not my usual color palette – however, I am truly in love with these blues – so much so in fact, that...
All Things Being Equal
Today, something truly amazing happened, SCOTUS in a 5-4 ruling said that all citizens of the United States of America have the right to marry whomever they choose. I am sad that it was not unanimous and sadder still at some of the things that were said by the four...
A Grandbaby’s a ‘Comin
In a few short weeks, my first grand baby will be here and I could not be more excited. As you can imagine, I have been doing some knitting for this little one. It was a pleasant task to knit my favorite baby sweater pattern – EZ's Baby Surprise Jacket for my first...
On Sweater Island
Some months ago, I was fortunate to be able to sign up for an online class with Amy Herzog on Custom Fit Sweater Knitting. We started at the very beginning – with the process of swatching, which I embraced whole-heartedly! I knit swatches from a wide variety of yarns.
Recurring themes:
