Well, it was bound to happen.  The Left Over From Fall Knitting Projects have collided with the Last Of The Christmas Knitting Projects and then when the Gosh I Need To Knit Something Pretty And Spring-y Projects erupted…well, it was… Continue reading

I was selected for 2 weeks of jury duty last fall — and since I had travel plans and then my foot surgery looming, I was able to postpone my service until January.  Like anyone else, I prefer not to… Continue reading

Some years ago, I bought a needlepoint kit to make a cover for the seat of my dressing table (the set belonged to George's grandmother and is very handsome).  I started working on it, of course, and then got distracted… Continue reading

Sasha received her Fair Isle gloves! So, I can talk about them now and post photos.  They are the Nuthatch Gloves from Susan Anderson-Freed's Colorwork Creations.  Worked in Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift — which is absolutely exquisite yarn!  (I may not be… Continue reading

Happy New Yarn!  Um, I mean, Happy New Year! My New Year's resolution is (as always) to finish my Christmas Knitting.  And I did finish something very lovely which I posted today — so, sorry, but no photos yet.  BUT… Continue reading

We are still munching Christmas cookies here and enjoying the tinsel and sparkle.  And I am still cheerfully working on some Christmas Knitting.  However, I can now share photos of a couple of projects that were done in time to… Continue reading

And how is the Christmas Knitting coming along? Slowly.  I have been battling Fair Isle gauge since before Thanksgiving — and I have the finger graveyard to prove it!  Turns out that when I thought I was knitting a glove,… Continue reading

I spent an idyllic afternoon in a quiet house with peaceful music playing cuddled up in my newly knitted Artesian Shawl knitting the last rows of the second sleeve of my Caramel Cardigan while reading a Ngaio Marsh mystery and… Continue reading

Well, almost. I refer, of course, to the Christmas Knitting! I ordered the yarn yesterday — and now I am in a race to finish my Autumn Knitting before the Christmas yarn arrives. As I am very, very nearly done… Continue reading

Sarah and I love it when someone emails us with “Hey, can you teach a class on how to knit _______ ?” It is always the start of a new adventure. Because the answer is always “Yes!” Our current adventure… Continue reading