Warty Bobbles

Anna-Lisa Kanick

  • New Knitting

    January:  new year, new president, new knitting I have bought yarn.  And I will ‘fess up right away that some of it is for a lace shawl.  No sense in wearying anyone with my rational.  Pretty much it was just… Continue reading

  • Knitting Rock Stars

    We are a little bit famous this week – Sarah and Pelagia Fiber Arts and I.  Sarah was interviewed by a reporter from our Tacoma paper, The News Tribune, and was part of a feature called “Mompreneurs” which told about… Continue reading

  • Freeing The Fiber

    Every now and then I decide to change my ways.  Not just a slight shift, but a total 180-degree life-altering maneuver.  And, as I am not above slinking back into old habits, I have decided to share my newest knitting-related… Continue reading

  • Winter Night And Stockinette Beasties

    Our snow is gone and night is black and cold, flattened against the windows from 5:00 on through the slow dark hours.  It should make for good knitting conditions, but it is making me restless this evening.  I have been… Continue reading

  • New Technology And One More Scarf

    I am typing this blog post on my new mini notebook computer!  It is a sleek little beastie (about 10 x 7 inches) and it allows me to work away from my desk!  I have not been this excited about… Continue reading

  • My Christmas Scarves Saga

    We had a lovely Christmas – a very rare White Christmas!  In fact, we had snow on the ground for two full weeks.  Our family festivities were merry and bright and we are all pretty well exhausted.  There were full… Continue reading

  • Planet Christmas

    I am up to my antlers in Christmas preparations!  This happens every year and I call it living on Planet Christmas.  At present, the preparations (which I am – mercifully – not going to list here) are being squeezed out… Continue reading

  • Foregoing And Foregone

    We had a lovely Thanksgiving with our family at the Oregon Coast – in spite of foregoing the opportunity to visit two very fine yarn shops (A Yarn For All Seasons in Newport and Nestucca Bay Yarns in Lincoln City).… Continue reading

  • Blog Clog

    I have a rare quiet 45-minute chunk of time this morning and thought:  ah ha, I’ll write a blog post.  So I sat at my computer and…and…and…I got nothing.   Oh, I have lots thoughts swirling around my brain –… Continue reading

  • Max’s Second Thanksgiving Sweater

    I finished Max’s sweater last night (and tonight I am finishing it again – more on that in a moment).  It is knit from a super-bulky single-ply Peruvian wool is a gorgeous teal with hints of purple (Cascade Magnum).  As… Continue reading