Dudes – what happens when two reasonably intelligent knitters have that second glass of wine during knit night at the wine bar? One finishes a single row of beaded knitting on her shawl, the other traipses through the intricacies of Entrelac. They discuss wine, imported cheeses, travel, and then they pack up their knitting and…
I never thought those long, painful, humiliating hours in the dentist’s chair getting bridge work done would have impact on my knitting. But… let me show you the best tool for adding beads to lace weight yarn. Yeah really! First load the straight end with beads (I’m using 8mm beads on the MD Shawl), then…
written 3/20/08 I’ve long been a fan of the serendipitous moments in life and in books. Last week while reading the tail end of War and Peace I finally read the passage where Aunt Anna finished knitting. I had Chris’s second STR Haida sock in my purse. • Pierre went into the children, and the…
Blog world – meet Organizer Girl. I’m sure everyone has a side of themself that jumps into overdrive just before a big knitting project is being tackled. For me, it involves a trip to Office Depot. Wandering down the aisles looking for just the right tools is fun. Yes, tools. These tools, just like jump…
1900 yards equals 1.0795455 miles according to my trusty widget. Last night at the wine bar (shouldn’t knit nights be always be held in wine bars?) as Cathy fondled my yarn for the Moroccan Days Arabian Nights Shawl she asked, “Have you ever balled this much yarn before?” Then in response to my horror stricken…
It’s after 10pm. It was knit night at the wine bar. I’ve made it through the day without anyone wishing me happy saint patrick’s day. I’m happy. I didn’t have to respond with happy-kill-the-indigenous-priest-day.
I ripped open the Moroccan Days Arabian Night Shawl kit before I even left the post office. People surely thought I might be a bit kooky as I fondled the skein, turned it this way and that. I’m only 80% certain that I didn’t make any of those deep throat groans of joy. You know…
I was weak. The crazed gals at Lime and Violet are Enablers. I signed up for the Daily Chum and dang if they didn’t have me chomping at the chum when I saw Moroccon Days Arabian Nights Shawl. Warm rich gold lace with amber glass beads. It’s stunning. Not two days had passed before I’d…
I’ve been fortunate as a knitter. Emily & Mike of Three Springs Farm were kind enough to give me a bit of their past recently. While interning on an organic farm in California they cared for Little One, who is a merino, churro, rambelais mix. They were given Little One’s first sheering. Bibi of Living…
