Another great year at vkl for me and Christy. It didn’t start out so awesome though. We take the New Jersey Transit train into the city – we both get to sit and knit and we can even nap on the way home and dream about the new stuff we just bought. The train broke […]
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rhinebeck 2014
i can’t believe another year at Rhinebeck has come and gone. And they never disappoint. The friendships, the food, the parade of beautiful FOs, and of course – the yarn. Like always, we got up to Rhinebeck on Thursday night. Gorgeous ride and no rain! We puttered around on Friday, ate a casual lunch and […]
rhinebeck 2014 shopping list
Well, list may not be exactly correct – possible shopping options is more accurate. Sweaters Miranda by Josee Paquin – wearable cables and a hood Crazy Stripes Tee by atelier alfa – love the color possibilities Seacoast by Joji Locatelli – I think this one needs a rustic yarn. I might opt for the original Brooklyn Tweed […]
Maryland Sheep and Wool – planning for year…
Wait for it…wait for it… Year 11. Wow – it’s been that long? I had to verify by going back to my old blog posts – from 2004. If you’re curious, read the post from that morning and the post after we got home. It took me back. This year isn’t very different from my […]
Vogue Knitting Live: the after party
OK not really a party, but new yarn is reason to celebrate. I wrote on Friday about some projects that have been inspiring me lately. I love doing that because it puts everything in one place for me when I’m shopping. I knew I wanted to look for yarn for 3 in 1 and I […]
The big catch up – November 2013 edition
Hey there. Remember me? It’s been a month and I have lots to update you on so let’s get started. First, there was Rhinebeck. It was mine and Christy’s eighth year and one of the best weather-wise. As Christy said, it was cool enough to wear our sweaters but warm enough not to need to […]