Out With The Old…

I’m retiring a few projects: Smooch – Summer knitting just isn’t doing anything for me. Even though I’m 75% done I’m putting it away until next year. Lost Points Shawl – Let this be my lesson. I *hate* knitting with novelty yarn. Particularly that ladder stuff. Tricot – This is more of a trade in […]

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Cabled Hoodie

I blame it on Jackie. I’ve looked at this Phildar hoodie from Irlandais (#397) for months now. When I saw her knitting it up on her blog I couldn’t resist it anymore. I ordered the book (plus 4 others) from Knit ‘n Tyme last night. I’m very anxious to get started on it! Does anyone […]

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AWOK

Absent Without Knitting. That’s me. I’ve neither had the time nor the motivation to knit much lately. Has that ever happened to you? I seem to have hit a point where none of my projects are speaking to me. Maybe it’s just summertime and I want to do more things that require moving and the […]

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Crochet Pics

I know I promised pics yesterday so here goes. The colors are *way* brighter in the pic than in real life. In reality, the wrap is black, deep red and brighter red with hints of gold. Not the glow bright look that the pic leads you to believe. I’m about halfway done with the wrap. […]

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Friday…Ahhhhhh!

I really had a great week, although you’d never know it from my blog! Yesterday’s presentation for work was fun. I’m out of practice though and I wasn’t my best. I talked to fast. And I was thinking the whole time “slow down!” but still I was talking a mile a minute. I still said […]

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I’m 20 Again!

Who says you can’t turn back the clock? No, I’m not in my 20’s again. I’m 20 pounds lighter! That’s right, I hit the big two oh today! I must have stepped on the scale a dozen times, expecting it to change. To be teasing me. I don’t think I can properly express my excitement […]

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