I finished my Fir Tree Mitts last night. They are based on The Woodsy Association cuffs designed by Stephanie Dosen (check out tiny owl knits to see more of her fabulous designs! http://tinyowlknits.wordpress.com ). I have made two pairs of… Continue reading

It has become a tradition in our family to have a Lord of the Rings marathon filmfest after Christmas — usually the first day after Christmas (sprawled exhausted in the living room with plenty of left-overs and platters of cookies… Continue reading

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