Warty Bobbles

On The Needles

  • Autumnal Projects

    It is officially and unquestionably autumn here.  Sunday evening, we ate dinner outside on the back deck (lamb bbq – mmmm!) and lingered well after dark.  The rains are coming and we will not have much opportunity to eat dinner… Continue reading

  • A Tale Of Two Swatches

    So, I like to swatch (I think knitters fall into 2 categories:  those who enjoy swatching and those who don’t – although most knitters see the necessity, but then there are those who never-ever-ever swatch so it is best not… Continue reading

  • How Fares The Joyful Ferocity?

    The Joyful Ferocity has a mind and spirit of its own!  It is the jacket commissioned by my dear friend, Joyce (hence the name) – more months ago than I would like to admit.  It is decidedly the most spirited… Continue reading

  • Gwen’s Sacque

    I have photos of Gwen's sacque: The sacque is one of the patterns we have designed for our layette knitting class.  I am planning to complete other pieces when we are on our vacation at the Oregon Coast.  Sarah and… Continue reading

  • July Knitting And Adventures

    For the past three weeks it has gone like this:  teach knitting class Thursday evening, then pack up Friday morning and head out for 2-4 day trip, come home, unpack and deal with “home stuff” (and maybe go to a… Continue reading

  • July Fourth

    July Fourth dawned bright and beautiful (unusual for us) and I told myself that since it was a holiday I would knit only “for fun” projects that day.   I do not know why I thought I would have time to… Continue reading

  • Puddles of Pink

    Yesterday, Sarah laughed and said, "Mom, you have piles of pink all over the house!"  And, indeed, I did.Although I prefer to think of them as "puddles of pink." Fronts and back of Gwen's Kimono: Gwen's Dress Bodice (left) and… Continue reading

  • Knitter’s Archeology

    The Joyful Ferocity is our major design project.  Even with our pink distractions, we have been plugging away faithfully at the sleeves (Sarah) and the jacket skirt (me).  On Monday, we had both come to “okay, what’s the next step?” … Continue reading

  • Baby Fits

    I am taking a break from my provisional crochet cast-on (125 stitches of ribbing in a bamboo/cotton yarn that splits when you look at it – and I probably should have done the crochet chain more loosely…anyway, my eyes were… Continue reading

  • Matinee Jacket Update

    The Matinee Jacket is nearly done and I have photographic proof:     I am dragging my feet on the finishing work, as usual.  I have told myself (quite sternly) to do one bit each day.  So, I three-needle-bound-off the… Continue reading