I finished the Llama this evening!  He looks fabulous — really, I am totally delighted with how he turned out.  Considering I have little experience in improvising 3-dimensional knitted pieces (and this one is based on a 2-dimensional illustration), I… Continue reading

I finished knitting all the llama parts!  They are separate pieces and look a lot like un-inflated balloons, but they are done.  I plan to sew them together tomorrow — and stuff him with bamboo fiber filling.  And then comes… Continue reading

Tonight is the Solstice.  Perfect excuse for a party! Our Sasha is home and we are having a vegan feast — Scotch Stew and Soda Bread. George is making a decadent Solstice Cake and a vegan Spice Cake.  There are… Continue reading

So, on Saturday, Sarah and I were at Starbucks busily knitting Christmas gifts.  We were there for 2 hours (it was out Saturday Afternoon Knit-Out).  As we were about to leave, a woman came up to us and said: "I… Continue reading

It is a bright morning – cold with blue sky.  A splendid beginning to the week when all the festivity begins.  The days leading up to The Week Before Christmas are filled with lists, decisions, the more elephantine tasks (such… Continue reading

A grandmother is entitled to knit Christmas gifts for her grandbabies – even if she has a rather ambitious load of knitting going already.  That said, I confess that I have added a duck to my Christmas knitting list.  … Continue reading

November to December is a big jump.  I have called December “Planet Christmas” for years – so maybe it is a “light years” type jump!   Since we always go to the Oregon Coast with family for Thanksgiving, there is… Continue reading

I have made rather a Big Deal about all the Christmas knitting I have to do.  So, it will (or won’t, depending how well you know us) come as a surprise that on Thursday afternoon Sarah and I found ourselves… Continue reading

I always underestimate the week before Halloween (I had “sort lipsticks” on my to-do list this week!  really? I am lucky to be getting a load or 2 of laundry done while Sarah has the kids at a birthday party… Continue reading