I am writing from Reno, Nevada today.  We are visiting Sasha & Dave (our daughter & son-in-law) and are having a lovely time.  We flew in last Thursday (which is why I did not post a blog — it would… Continue reading

I had enough yarn. (Whew! Oh, yeah! Huzzah!) I completed the lace border last night with a ball about the size of a cherry tomato remaining.  It finishes the all-over lace beautifully.  And I do love leaf patterns 🙂  I… Continue reading

Lace edgings are one of my favorite things to knit.  My childhood fascination for secret codes and incantations is reawakened when I start working the K2togs and Pssos and Ktbls and Yos.  The directions are usually even more cryptic than… Continue reading

It is Spring in all but name here today!  Our Springs usually begin before February ends and last through June.  So, being ambitious in our Spring Knitting is highly defensible 🙂 My Spring Knitting this year is particularly perky.  It… Continue reading

My toes are cozy tonight in socks Sarah just finished! My Christmas gift socks of her own design  (cables and ribs) knit toe up & 2 at a time.  The yarn is shades of green with flecks of orange, yellow,… Continue reading

Have you ever found yourself in the kitchen hunting up a snack and nothing seems right?  Crackers and cheese? No. Apple? No. Cookies? No.  And then you realize, "Hey, I'm ravenous! I need a sandwich!" Well, I had that kind… Continue reading

I have the Panicky Doldrums.  It is a condition brought about by having too many projects in my brain.  The cure is to resurrect hibernating projects (especially ones I am feeling guilty over) and to swatch new projects (particularly ones… Continue reading

Sarah and I had a fabulous time at Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat!  And even after a couple of days to digest and process and experience flashbacks and dream yarn-y dreams, I still have trouble trying to sum it all… Continue reading

Sarah and I are PUMPED for Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat this week!   The knitting, the knitter's, the knitting rock stars, the classes, the marketplace of yarn-y delights….We are taking classes Saturday and Sunday, but plan to open the… Continue reading

It is pouring rain this afternoon — a good day for a hat!  And, fortunately, I have my new Siletz Bay Hat — modeled by Sarah who borrowed it Monday when we went to the zoo. Okay, I admit that… Continue reading