Warty Bobbles

Yarn

  • The Triangle Thing That Needs A Better Name (Part 2)

    The Pattern The pattern part of the story is less exotic because it takes place at home and on the phone with Sarah. Tho there was some listless conversation about "What are we going to make?" when I was visiting… Continue reading

  • The Triangle Thing That Needs A Better Name (Part 1)

    The Yarn It came from Purl Soho in New York City.  Whenever I take a trip, I am always open to picking up a little souvenir yarn, of course.  And my trip to New York City this summer provided ample… Continue reading

  • On The Temperament Of Mohair

    I am soooo close to completing the Inversion Cardigan in Blues.  Why is it now that the Kid Seta (70% Super Kid Mohair & 30% Silk) is starting to act up and drive me crazy?!  I don't blame the silk… Continue reading

  • A Good Week For Yarn: Part 3

    Occasionally, someone offers us some yarn — and we are always delighted to add some interesting skeins or even small balls of left-overs to our stash.  A warm thank you to those of you who have done so in the… Continue reading

  • A Good Week For Yarn: Part 2

    Sometimes one is rewarded for doing a good deed.  In this case, our son Geoff had asked us to drop some papers off at a theater in Portland where he had performed this winter — since George and I were… Continue reading

  • A Good Week For Yarn: Part 1

    Yes, it was that good!!  I'm going to need at least 2, maybe 3 posts to get it all in. Episode 1:  In which our knitter is approached over her coffee and ends up with a bunch of cool yarn… Continue reading

  • VogueKnitting Live Yarn

    I am home again after a week in Oregon (family stuff).  So, I can finally put up the VogueKnitting Live yarn photos — which have been sitting here in my computer all the time.  (I have been out of town… Continue reading

  • Madrona Yarn

    I did make it to Madrona's Yarn Market last weekend!  And I have the photos to prove it 🙂 Sock yarn for Sarah (she actually plans to make socks with it! usually she's doing fingerless gloves or shawls with sock… Continue reading

  • South Sound Yarn Crawl

    My dear friend Joyce and I set out on the South Sound Yarn Crawl about 9:00 Sunday morning (it was a rainly morning followed by a rainy afternoon!) and hit 4 shops up the Olympic Peninsula, starting with A Good… Continue reading

  • The Inversion Cardigan

    I seem to be knitting a spring/summer wardrobe!  My palette is pale blue, gray, taupe, a deeper ocean blue, and shale (which is the browny-gray color of wet rocks).  I have a couple of wraps going, a short sleeved sweater,… Continue reading