I’m spending Saturday in NYC for a fun-filled day of yarn shopping, knitting, and good food. This has been in the works for a few months now and I’m really excited that it’s finally here! Be back on Monday with the full scoop. Have a great weekend!
Thoughts of Autumn
While I’ve always loved autumn — the colors of the trees, the rustling sound of leaves blowing in the wind, the spicey smell of cider mulling on the stovetop — it’s been my getting back into knitting that has made me countdown the days to autumn. Cool weather and knitting just go so well together. […]
New Books
I was happy to find out that Ann Budd’s newest book — The Knitter’s Handy Book of Sweater Patterns is out! Amazon was listing its release date as end of September so I was pleasantly surprised to find out it’s already for sale. I’m ordering my copy today. In order to make free shipping I […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]