Warty Bobbles

Events

  • VogueKnitting Live Yarn

    I am home again after a week in Oregon (family stuff).  So, I can finally put up the VogueKnitting Live yarn photos — which have been sitting here in my computer all the time.  (I have been out of town… Continue reading

  • My Dash To Madrona

    When I realized that George's knee replacement surgery was scheduled Valentines Day, I did not really mind.  When I realized that was also the opening day of Madrona, I resigned myself to skipping the Yarn Market this year —- at… Continue reading

  • Let The Knitting Begin!

    Without getting into all the controversy over internet knitting events and the Olympics (esp. the Ravelry situation), I will say that Sarah & I have an Olympic Games-related knitting project going.  And we call it our “Synchronized Knitting (whether or… Continue reading

  • The Wedding

    Sasha's and Dave's wedding was fabulous!  Beautiful, moving, fun — everything we all had hoped. AND the Bridal Shawl and Ring Bearer's Pillow Doves were completed HOURS before the event. It doesn't getr much better than that! I apologize if… Continue reading

  • Yarn Monsters!

    Yesterday, I was a guest artist at St. Charles Borromeo School’s Art Day (my own kids went to school there 1st through 8th grade – so it is familiar territory!).  It was great to work with the students and provide… Continue reading

  • South Sound Yarn Crawl

    My dear friend Joyce and I set out on the South Sound Yarn Crawl about 9:00 Sunday morning (it was a rainly morning followed by a rainy afternoon!) and hit 4 shops up the Olympic Peninsula, starting with A Good… Continue reading

  • Madrona 2012 Part 3

    Just a few more yarn photos. After perusing the Market for Something Special But I Don’t Know What For Exactly, I fell head-over-heels for RainCity Fiber Arts’s colors!  Specifically, this rich mix of greens (okay, I admit I had green… Continue reading

  • Madrona Part 2

    Most knitters who read blogs are familiar with Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, aka The Yarn Harlot – knitter, blogger, author, teacher.  I have read her blog for several years and have read her books as well.  Terrific writer.  I have heard her… Continue reading

  • Madrona 2012 Part 1

    Yep, I just cannot sum up my Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat experience in one post – especially when I have yarn photos to share (but those will come in a not-too-future post – you will just have to wait!). … Continue reading

  • Pelagic Yarn Crawl — Spring 2011

    Sarah and I took advantage of the LYS (Local Yarn Store) Tour in Seattle last weekend to investigate yarn shops we had not visited before.  Diane, one of our students, accompanied us on the adventure – and we had a… Continue reading