Re-entry is always a bit rocky, but here I am!  We had a lovely, lively Holdiay Season — with Sarah and her family here for 2 weeks of merriment and Sasha & Dave here for 4 days as well.  There… Continue reading

In spite of not knitting for Christmas, December has been crazy busy. Go figure! Here are a couple of photos of my knit poinsettia. I love it! And other people seem to love it too. Not only do I get… Continue reading

So, I am not knitting for Christmas this year. Really and truly. Intentional? Sort of. Usually I start getting fired up for Christmas gift knitting in October. And this year as October progressed and I had no inspirations, no ideas,… Continue reading

So about this time every year (or maybe a little later, like the day after Thanksgiving) I think “gee, I wish I had a hand-knit festive holiday accessory.” And all December as others are strutting about in their Christmas Tree… Continue reading

I finished the Blues Inverted Cardigan just before we left for North Carolina. So here are a few quick photos. The back views show the piece worn both ways (upside up and upside down — if that makes sense). I… Continue reading

George & I are back from North Carolina where we welcomed our new grand-daughter Evelyn! She was born on Oct. 27 — all went well and continues well for both mama and baby. It was wonderful to be with Sarah… Continue reading

For my Fall decorating, I had placed some of my Lenox pieces on the mantle in the living room — figuring they would be both lovely and safe (barring earthquake) there. Well, it turns out that our cat Gerhardt not… Continue reading

So, with all that talk about finishing & blocking, you would probably be expecting some photos, right? Here is the Carolina Kimono & Hat (it still needs buttons) for Sarah’s baby. My design. And the Stripe Study Shawl (Veera Valimaki)… Continue reading

This week I have been doing a lot of the knitting that is not knitting. You know what I mean, right? The sewing up and weaving in yarn ends and blocking. The finishing. But also the starting up — winding… Continue reading

So after a ridiculous amount of time spent studying and debating the various Pendleton wool blankets (especially in relation to the various Tosh DK colors) as inspiration for my Caramel Cardigan, I kind of departed from them altogether and went… Continue reading