Oh, c’mon now, you knew it was coming: Janice Anderson‘s Francis Turkey is my favorite of the stuffed toy variety: Decorative Gourd Season wouldn’t be complete without a few table pumpkins. How about Luscious Little Pumpkin from Marie Greene? Get […]
We have arrived in the not-so-warm midwest: I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t looking forward to the minute potential for snow in the middle of the night. I brought my Caliper, and that’s the only knitted thing I […]
I love throwing things away. Okay, that’s not accurate. I love finding things in my house that are not useful to me, but can be given away, sold, or donated to charity. I’m not what you’d call a minimalist (what […]
There are 603 Ravelry patterns under the category Knitting> Hat> Cloche. Cloche is french for bell, and the hats do resemble little bells: tight against the scalp, typically with a band or seam that gives way to a slightly flared brim. The […]
Thanks to this weekend’s continued illness, I’ve been flying along on my Guernsey Wrap with relative speed. Although it’s nice to see progress on a WIP, it’s disappointing to miss out on surprisingly beautiful weather… and from the looks of my husband, […]
Well, we’ve crossed over to that confused time of year– the part where it’s 80 degrees one day, then 60 the next. I keep a few pairs of socks around like house slippers, to pop on and off as needed […]
I’m not feeling great today. In fact, I just woke up from a monumental nap, which is why this post is so late. I’ve been working on a blanket, which is a series of mitered squares in Cascade Eco Cloud: […]
Congratulations to BydeMyTime, who correctly guessed that the yarn in yesterday’s video was indeed Wollmeise sock yarn in Dornroschen! She’ll be receiving a mini-skein of the yarn! For those interested, Dornroschen translates to “Sleeping Beauty”: I love Wollmeise. It’s the […]
I’m so excited today! Last weekend, Andrew and I went out to shoot some video. We didn’t have a concept or subject, so I just took along some knitting supplies and started casting on a project. Last night, I edited […]
My parents live within stone-skipping distance of Swisher Creek Alpaca Farms. I had no idea that they had a shop on the premises, so it came as quite a surprise when my mom mentioned that I might be interested in […]