I am doing my happy dance!  Woohoo!  Woohoo!   This is George’s Shawl — the one he requested as a Christmas gift and which I gave to him “on the needles” 🙂 It is a big beautiful beast of a… Continue reading

I am firmly of the opinion that if there is something I have been meaning to do — but somehow never get around to doing — and if I suddenly get the urge to do that thing, then I should… Continue reading

I have cast on all my Spring/Summer knitting — except for a baby sweater (I have sternly told myself that I need to finish the bunny slippers I am kitting for the grandkids before I start that — I am… Continue reading

I love the month of May!  It is one of the most beautiful times of year here in the Pacific Northwest as color gushes forth from every twig, bush, and bramble after our long gray winter.  There are flowers —… Continue reading

Finishing a sweater is sweet!  Especially when you get it done in time for some special events — particularly the special events you were hoping to wear it to!  I completed the darling “Plath” boxy cardigan (by Shellie Anderson) in… Continue reading

The plan was to make a quick stop at The Sock Peddlers to get yarn to knit bunny slippers for the grandkids for Easter.  You know, pop in, grab some Cascade 220, and go.  But when we rounded the corner… Continue reading

Spring EXPLODED here a couple of weeks ago!  We went from an inch of snow to 75 degrees in a matter of days!  Crazy.  But I kept my focus.  I did not abandon wool for cotton and linen.  I did… Continue reading

Sometimes I wish knitting were not such a practical skill.  I mean who can resist starting projects that are perfectly useful?  Like socks?  Or a baby sweater?  Or a sweater for your husband or yourself?  Or winter hats?  Mittens?  Cowls?… Continue reading

We have had some real honest-to-goodness snow here — 8”, 10”, 12” depending on where you live in the area.  Everything (just about) shut down and everyone (just about) hunkered down for a few days of cozy winter pursuits —… Continue reading

Okay, not like Midwest snow.  Not like Canada snow or Massachusetts snow.  Puget Sound snow.  A couple of powdery inches that transforms everything!  And it inspired me to finish my Goblin mitts and my Alpaca slip-stitch hat (to match the… Continue reading