Ah, Beach knitting!   It always takes a while to get home from the Beach after we get home from the Beach.  Not just the unpacking and shaking out the sand and getting caught up at home and settling into… Continue reading

There is something about crocheted ponchos that delights my boho soul — and Summer is the season for them, of course. Besides, I tell myself, Summer yarns like of cotton, linen, and hemp are ideal for crochet (which is true)… Continue reading

Pacific Northwesters have the reputation of being “outdoorsy.”  And this is a pretty fair generalization in Summer when many of us will do whatever we can do to be outside during our precious sunny-blue-skies days!  True, our climate is mild… Continue reading

Okay, folks, let’s just slow down a moment!  We are barely past the 4th of July, not even 3 weeks into Summer and yet my email in box is filled with Fall knitting projects!  Sneak Peeks at wooly cabled sweaters… Continue reading

In Summer, I spend all day in sandals — and then in the evenings my feet get cold!  But just as shoes feel confining during the day, socks feel confining at night.  So, I decided to knit myself some Summer… Continue reading

I finished my Summer Shawl in time for Summer!  And after several blazing hot days to finish out Spring, we have an appropriately cool gray day for trying it out.  Our morning “marine layer” never burned off today — tho… Continue reading

It is a drowsy afternoon on my deck. A few clouds in the sky and pleasant enough in the shade — tho how long my shade will last is questionable since the motorized awning is stuck halfway (something to do… Continue reading

I admit that I frequently let projects rest — sometimes for months, sometimes even for years.  I also admit to having mixed feelings about that.  Ideally, I would work a project to completion like a sensible person, but somehow interruptions… Continue reading

Fabric and craft sprees are a great place to get into trouble — as when the fiber and glue fumes hit  and all those sparkly sequins and beads start to mesmerize your brain and the next thing you know you… Continue reading

Last week Joyce — my dear friend and fellow knitter — and I headed off on a 2-day road trip through “Yarn Land”!  We usually celebrate our birthdays (hers in late April and mine in mid May) by “doing something… Continue reading