Klaralund is just sucking people in! I always thought it was a pretty pattern. When I saw Alison’s I said “ooh, I really like that”. Then, Stella mentions the same thing to me, and poof, Silk Garden yarn comes home with me. Then, Wednesday night I was showing it to Kim and she gave in […]
New Look
I’ve been planning to try something new for fall. Typepad doesn’t make everything super-easy so while it’s close I’m not totally done. What do you think?
Happy Autumn!
It’s finally arrived! It seems like overnight the weather changed from hot and humid to dry and breezy. Rustling leaves and roaring fireplaces will be the norm for the next month or two. This weather even makes waking up in the dark acceptable. It’s just perfect! Shawl So I did some more thinking about the […]
Has It Been THAT Long?
Wow, I haven’t posted for a week! I really needed the time though. Between the poison ivy and the crazy schedule I didn’t get much knitting time in last week. I did, however, join the Klaralund Along. Like a bad blogger I don’t have a pic though. Tomorrow – promise! Weekend I had a wonderful […]
A Few Days Off
I can’t believe how many people responded to my little cable needle survey. 18 comments – I think that’s a new record here! I learned a few interesting things: Knitters are ingenious – Vicki has used a nail and Kathleen has used a Q-tip! Michele mentioned that a friend uses a big plastic yarn needle […]
Cable Rebel?
I’ve tried ’em all. The common cable needle (looks like a small DPN with a valley nudged into it), cabling without a needle, and the “J” type cable needle. I really dislike the first kind. I find it hard to control and I have more trouble keeping the stitches on that type of needle. I […]