I finished the Chevron scarf tester, and worked out how I’m going to do the corners at the end. The bottom half is where I ended, and one corner was done the correct way. The other corner was the first one I did, and it came out too pointy. The second side still [...]

I don’t know what it is, but for some reason every time I start a new project I have knit and ripped out the piece at least several times before it’s finished. By new I mean something that has a lot of new skills to learn. I haven’t been knitting for very long, so it [...]

So I told myself that I was going to wait until I could take a class on handspinning before I made my attempt, but it was so hard to wait once I got my drop spindle in yesterdays big-yarn-order. It was even harder because my silly local yarn shop hasn’t posted a date or anything [...]

Oh my gosh! My big yarn-stuffs order was shipped yesterday, and according to the UPS tracking it is already here in town. As a matter of fact, it’s status is “OUT FOR DELIVERY”. That means I’ll get it today!! I can’t help but bounce around, and I certainly can’tleave the house until I get it.

I recently had this idea inspired by a shawl that I’m making. I enjoyed the way the increases shaped the shawl into a triangle. The needles were knitted on the two bottom edges as if it was straight, but the pattern caused it to knit into a point. I wanted to do something similar with the [...]

I predict an epidemic among knitters, of which knitters and non-knitters alike should beware. The threat is a kettle dyed (in beautifully rich colors) single ply merino yarn that just sneaks up on you unawares. This stuff is dangerous, and all knitters should consider buying it. It’s called Malabrigo, and it’s the most wonderful stuff [...]

I have learned to take my knitting with my everywhere. Since this is my new obsession, not only am I always thinking about it, but I’m always wanting to do it. I’ve had way too many situations when I was bored, or waiting for something wishing I was knitting. I probably had decided not to [...]

I was sitting in the kitchen with my husband (I can’t tell you how wierd it is to say that…husband) today as he cooked dinner, knitting and chatting. I wasn’t knitting anything overly complicated, but it required that I knit exactly the right amount of rows. I know counting rows is easy, especially when I [...]

I just finished my first pair of socks. Along with the normal beginner mistakes, I totally messed up grafting the goes. Most of the sock was pretty easy, and I figured out the complicated parts in the end. Except for the grafting. I followed the directions in the pattern exactly, except there were many things left [...]

What in the world am I doing? I’m starting another project, another website project! Now, I must admitt that I really enjoyed doing the design for this second-third-whatever blog creation of mine, and it was fabulous being able to put to screen some of the images that go through my head with my wonderful new [...]