Really I do have a life beyond knitting…I swear it. Although this blog doesn’t often seem to reflect said claimed life, nor will it today. First up: a finished shawl. I love this shawl. It is completely my color – a softish green but not pastel, more of a light olive green. I’ve dubbed it…
DetailsOn 14 March 2008 this blog began with a post about fleece. My first sentence was “I’ve been fortunate as a knitter.” I still feel this way. Today I’ve spent the afternoon skirting and washing more raw fiber. I’ve partnered with the lovely women of Cordero Farm, who have generously supplied me with several fleeces. A…
DetailsAllow me to introduce our newest member of the farm. Tess was found this week on a dirt road near our house. She’s a lovable dog without being needy or annoying. Her gawky puppiness is adorable. She follows us around, as well as following Martha who does find Tess annoying. But since the other dogs…
DetailsThere’s a new site for the Swatching Walker blog posts! Go here to see where I am in Barbara G Walker’s Treasury of Knitting Volume 1.var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”);document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”));var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-xxxxxx-x”);pageTracker._trackPageview();
DetailsSpring arrived in a most unusual way this year in Oklahoma. Friday the temperature was about 70F, then on Saturday the snow began and what I’d estimate was about seven inches fell. It didn’t stick around long and today only a few traces in dark shadowed places remained. I don’t think I’ve seen so…
DetailsWe have seven or so inches of snow on the ground here in Oklahoma but according to my calendar it’s officially Spring! Svar gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”);document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”));Three new colorways of yarn are ready for show and tell and several more are on the way.…
DetailsMy mother never took the answer “everyone’s doing it” as reason enough for me to do anything. Now that doesn’t mean I was by any means a unique child. I wasn’t. I joined bandwagons just like most kids – including getting a shag cut and a motorcycle at age 14. It was the ’70’s. Mom loved pulling…
DetailsLike many rural communities many decades ago a school was built in Lost City, OK. There isn’t much else that claims the name of Lost City other than a small cemetery next to the school, and a long winding road that runs from a four way stop to the next small but larger town. The…
DetailsThe Percy Shawl was named for Percy Shelley, one of the finest English Romantic poets and a favorite of the designer, Sanne Kalkman. In this incredibly lovely shawl I too see romance and poetry in the arch of the stitches, the punctuation of the nupps in the border and the delicacy of the overall effect.…
DetailsA Treasury of Knitting Patterns, Volume I, Chapter 10 – Lace Herringbone Faggoting Half Herringbone Faggot Herringbone Faggot Reverse Herringbone Faggot Double Herringbone Faggot Herringbone stitches are designed to resemble the center spine of the herring fish. Imagine some clever knitter gaining inspiration for her knitting from the remains of dinner – or maybe breakfast. …
Details