Anna-Lisa Kanick
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Mitten Saga
Woodland Winter Mittens So, last year, I swooned over and succumbed to KnitPicks’s Woodland Winter Mittens and bought the yarn and patterns for all 6 designs…in both color ways! Well. I wanted options. And they were sooooo beautiful….sigh….see, I’m swooning… Continue reading
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Socks!
The past 10 days I have been plotting Christmas knitting projects, firming up family Thanksgiving plans, and setting up a haunted house…the annual convergence zone of holidays! However, I did manage to complete and photograph my socks — I am… Continue reading
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Embracing Autumn
I confess that I am having serious Christmas Knitting thoughts & plots — but I am determined to enjoy autumn and autumn knitting thoroughly before immersing myself in the annual holiday frenzy! And since summer lingered until mid-October. I was… Continue reading
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A Snake Patch
The title, I realize now, sounds like part of my adventures in Elko, Nevada! Well, there were some adventures, but none involving snakes — oh, except the trip to The Pet Emporium where there were all these gorgeous snakes and… Continue reading
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King Tut Color Affection
It comes as a shock to me that I would jump directly into a second Color Affection shawl immediately after finishing my first one. But there it is — and here it is, The King Tut Color Affection: It was… Continue reading
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iPad Intro
I am much more comfortable writing about knitting than about technology. But I have a new iPad and am learning how to use it — and am typing my blog post on it as I speak, er, write, er type.… Continue reading
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Mitten Time!
It has barely become cool enough here to put on socks — much less trouble about mittens! But there is something about autumn that just cries out for something mitten-ish on the needles. And I kept thinking about the Eleanor… Continue reading
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Project Photos
I thought I would do a quick "show and tell" post with photos of my current projects. It was going to be a few quick snaps, download, upload, title — boom! Since I am a little behind in life right… Continue reading
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On Blogging
I would have thought that by mid-September I would have been back to blogging 2-3 times a week (instead of once every week-ish). Apparently, I did not figure in things like Geoff’s shows (Bumbershoot and then a showcase in… Continue reading
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Happy September
Even if the weather (which is gorgeous – hot in the sun & cool in the shade) and the light (golden in the afternoon and absolutely poignant near evening) and the trees (rattling their dry and yellowing leaves) did not… Continue reading