Posted in On the Needles, Patchwork on January 31, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Caught the flu bug this week and have been knitting while not being able to sleep, watching all sorts of interesting public television, everything from cake decorating to ballet and everything in between, trying to relax and get better. Visiting all my favorite craft blogs has been heavenly, and finally our weather has turned sunny [...]
Posted in Norwegian Patterns on January 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The timing couldn’t have been better finishing this hat right in the middle of a major rainstorm that delivered all this fabulous snow to our local mountains. Final thoughts on the hat - loved the colorwork chart, the size was a little snug, could have gone up a needle size, a little shy about the [...]
Posted in Norwegian Patterns on January 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been working on another stranded knitting project and fell in love with these colors of blue. I couldn’t find the Socka yarn called for in the pattern (Stahl No. 29) but discovered some discontinued Rowan 4 ply Botany, a fingering weight wool, in almost all the colors I needed. I’m using rosewood circs, size 1 and [...]
Posted in Patchwork on January 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Please don’t think this is my quilt, I just wanted to blog about it a bit because I thought this fabric was the cutest thing I saw at the quilt show yesterday at Road to California. The yardage isn’t in yet but you can pre-order the kit here. Unlike my previous experience with buying a [...]
Posted in Aran Knitting on January 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Big week-end here on the home front with the Road to California Quilt show, I got to finally take Lenni for a test drive and I have to say, he won me over completely! I had waited a whole year to give this little guy a try, didn’t expect much, and ended up getting my [...]
Posted in Aran Knitting on January 13, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Wow, Ann and Kay really outdid themselves with their recipe box photo contest at Mason Dixon Knitting! Discovered a really fun cookbook I had never heard of before, and discovered links to so many wonderful knitting bloggers who love to cook! The blogosphere is alive with recipe box love this week, with hundreds of posts [...]
Posted in Vintage Sewing on January 6, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Wow, what an amazing thing, I logged in and found 8 really fantastic, wonderful posts waiting for me to read! Its so much more fun to have a two way conversation! I’ve been busy this morning delving into the world of recipe box fun over at Mason Dixon Knitting and decided to join the spirit [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Fair Isle Patterns, Patchwork on January 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I just managed to take a shot of our picnic lunch before leaving for the ocean yesterday on New Years to bike ride along the coast before running out of battery! The fabric on the outside is from a new Moda line called “Simplicity” (I thought you might like that name Mary Jane!), and I [...]
Posted in Musings on January 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Pappa Bear and Mamma Bear want to wish you a very happy New Year! Thank you to all my wonderful blogging friends for all the wonderful things that you brought into my life, with so much sharing and caring and support. Thank you for our inspiration, your incredible creative spirit, and your beautiful creations! I hope [...]
