Warty Bobbles

Anna-Lisa Kanick

  • Stitches West 2009

    I am collapsed on the bed in the hotel on this our last afternoon at Stitches.  It is all pretty much over now – the classes have ended , the yarn market is closing, most of the knitters have gone. … Continue reading

  • Oh, The Irony

    The irony is that when life is hopping — and, consequently, there is much about which to write — there is no time for blogging.  Such has been the case yet again!   I could have written much more about… Continue reading

  • Preparations And Something Else

    Sarah and I are eagerly preparing for our first Front Room Knit Studio class session.  We begin on Monday.  Sorting out items for the supply kits (which we provide) and adding notes to the lesson plans makes it all feel… Continue reading

  • Madrona in Style

    Sarah looked sweet in my "Spokane Ferocity" (a "ferocity" being our term for an absolutely unique piece).  It draped nicely over her pregnant belly!  I wore my "Forbidden Summer Sweater" on the day we had class with Elsebeth Lavold (of… Continue reading

  • Madrona 2009

    Today (besides being Valentines Day, of course) is our mid-Madrona catch-our-breath day (it is also laundry day, but I digress…).    Sarah and I had “Baltic Braids and Bobbles” with Nancy Bush all day Thursday – 6 hours of concentrated… Continue reading

  • Heavy Worsted Weight Yarn

    Preparing for Madrona classes means more than knitting up some show-and-tell.  There is some advance homework and supplies gathering to be done as well.  In our case, just supplies gathering (a good thing as the show-and-tell knitting up is taking… Continue reading

  • Progress Is Good

    I am chugging away at the Fairytale Yellow Sweater – and it is going smoothly and quickly.  A truly enchanted project!  I just hope it does not turn into a frog (ha ha! an unintentional knitting pun mixed in with… Continue reading

  • Focus

    Focus.  Discipline.  Reason. Madrona Fiber Arts Retreat is less than two weeks away and Stitches West is only 2 weeks after Madrona.   It is time to take stock.  It is possible that I will not be able to complete everything… Continue reading

  • Yellow Yarn

    Sometimes you just have to let the yarn speak for itself. Continue reading

  • Yellow Yarn And Sunshine

    A giant box filled with giant skeins of giant yellow yarn arrived today!   It sounds like the beginning of a fairy tale.   In fact, as I unpacked the yarn, I was reminded of Rapunzel’s legendary tresses and the Miller’s… Continue reading