Anna-Lisa Kanick

  • New Sidebar Photos!!

    Well, much to everyone's "it's about time!!" relief, I have new, current sidebar photos! Thank you, Sarah! It has been nagging me for quite a while (apparently not quite loudly enough!) and it makes me happy to have them up. … Continue reading

  • Owlettes and The Alder Street Scarf

    It seems like I am constantly posting photos of finished projects these days!  A great way to start the year, yes?! Here are my own Woodsy Association Mitts (I call them my Owlettes).  From tiny owl knits.  Tho I chose… Continue reading

  • Woodland Creature Mitts

    When I saw The Woodsy Association collection in the KnitPicks catalog, I went a little nuts.  They stole my heart and I immediately bought the pattern and ordered all the Palette colors required to make them!  They were designed by… Continue reading

  • Knitter As Artist

    Yesterday, I was hunting through my yarn stash for my Claudia hand-painted linen (poppy color – for a design project) and I ran across two projects I had set aside in the fall when Christmas knitting became priority.  The King… Continue reading

  • Of Kittens and Dragons

    Sarah sent me photos of the Kittens I knit for Gwen and the Dragons I knit for Max (for Christmas). The Kittens are from Christmas Tree Decorations by Val Love (copyright 1987!!) They are just hand-sized — with real silk… Continue reading

  • The Extensive Sewing Project

    I will step outside the Knitting Realm for a few moments and tell you about The Extensive Sewing project that Sarah and I worked on through December. We love to make Christmas gifts for the extended family — but there… Continue reading

  • Post Christmas Post

    So, having landed (not crash-landed, fortunately…well, hey, any landing you can walk away from, right?) from my annual sojourn to Planet Christmas, I have stirred my brain enough to download some photos so I can show you some of the… Continue reading

  • Merry Christmas

    Greetings from Planet Christmas! I am only a little bit behind where I was hoping I would be by now as regards the Christmas knitting (this evaluation is based on revised Schedules of Accomplishment which magically revise themselves in my… Continue reading

  • December Days

    I love December days.  I have that nice buzzy purposefulness going on inside my head – and all around me is the cool gray peace of the natural world at rest.  A solitary crow flying across the clouded sky and… Continue reading

  • And So December…!

    When my blog posts have been few and far between (as they have been this autumn) it seems silly to start out by stating it, but also sort of awkward to just jump in as if I have been posting… Continue reading