These yarns want to be a Beach Q’mitl. Not that I have been looking to start a new project, mind you. Nope. It was not my idea at all. I have 2 baby projects to complete asap. And I am… Continue reading

1) am working the edging on the Leaves of Grass pi shawl — it is knit directly onto the circular edge (live stitches) — 72 points (16 rows per point!) 2) Am working on 2 garment designs in my head… Continue reading

Awkward Knitting Question of the Day: “That’s not regular knitting, is it?” How do you answer that? I was working on my Inversion Cardigan in Blues at the time — 3 different yarns (in 3 different weights) and 3 different… Continue reading

In the past couple of days, I have resurrected 2 projects — both are Spring/Summer projects I abandoned when Autumn arrived. I have always been a very seasonal knitter! The first revived piece was my “Leaves of Grass” pi shawl… Continue reading

I have been prioritizing my projects and the baby knits have jumped to the top of the list. With 3 great-nieces/nephews due this summer, I knew I had to get hopping. ( If any of my mom-to-be nieces happen to… Continue reading

I have been chugging along on the Frogtree alpaca Color Block sweater (top down construction a la Barbara Walker). Until Saturday when I was about ready to call it a night — and I suddenly realized I was not happy… Continue reading

Sarah and I had a terrific time at VogueKnitting Live Seattle last weekend. It was great to be taking classes together again — we haven’t done that since Stitches West 2011. VKLive had a different feel from stitches — more… Continue reading

I have been “absent” from my blog for a couple of weeks. As usual, it was due to a family situation. My Dad, who had been growing weaker over the winter, went into a decline. He died peacefully on March… Continue reading

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Around here “Doing the Puyallup” means attending the Western Washington State Fair in Puyallup.  It is an annual thing with us.  It means that fall is really beginning. We went to the Fair today and did all our favorite things… Continue reading