Oh, I have needles!  Straights, circulars, interchangeable circulars, double-pointeds – metal, bamboo, birch, ebony, acrylic, plastic, glass(!) – every size from vintage lace ones as thin as sewing needles to broom-handle-sized beasties.  But if I need, say, a size 8… Continue reading

I have a new lapboard and I could not wait to try it out (how quiet a life I lead!).  My lapboard is my desk when I am stationed in my leather chair – and is especially useful for holding… Continue reading

My husband, George, is accustomed to finding baskets and bags of knitting about the house.  He was kind of wondering, though, why there are now empty bowls strewn about as well.  A ceramic bowl has been living on the floor… Continue reading

<!– /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} –> Another essential knitting tool that doesn’t fit… Continue reading

I have been using a new knitting bag (which I bought at Stitches West) to house Max’s sweater project. It is too lovely to call a mere “bag,” of course, but what other word do we have? Purse? Handbag? Not… Continue reading