So, here it is Labor Day Weekend — the cultural (if not official) end of summer. Back-to-School time — the cultural (if not official) beginning of the year for families. And here I am in this kind of summer/autumn limbo… Continue reading

Not all my fall knitting is baby knitting — or leftover summer knitting! — it is actual fall knitting. For example, I am knitting a scarf. You would think that after all my years of knitting, I would have armfuls… Continue reading

Tonight I intend to start knitting Sprout’s Yzma Blanket. Sprout is Sarah’s baby (due in about 2 months) and the Yzma Blanket is the wool snuggling blanket I — who am Yzma to my grandchildren — knit for each of… Continue reading

I think I have a blog post with this title every year about this time! But I am, indeed, back from The Beach — having had a fabulous time with my family. There is something incredibly and heartbreakingly wonderful about… Continue reading

This is the week before our annual family trip to The Beach — which means doing all the usual daily stuff, doing all the stuff to get ready for our trip, and doing all the stuff I told myself I… Continue reading

This is a week for completing projects — and it feels great! Today I sent 4 knitted pieces to Sasha in Elko. She had commissioned me to design and knit a sweater for a friend’s new baby. And The Leafy… Continue reading

My newest design, the Dock Street Scarf is done! Well, it is knit up and wearable — I plan to type up the pattern from my notes and do a proper photo shoot (I miss Sarah when it comes to… Continue reading

I have been tussling about with my Malabrigo Baby Silkpaca lace yarn (not in any way a bad thing to be tussling with!) figuring how to make it become the kind of piece I want it to be using the… Continue reading