In less than twelve hours we’ll walk across to the old farmhouse to ring the bell ten times. This morning as I walked through the lower pasture, the barnyard, and up to the north pasture my thoughts crossed as many paths as tracks I saw in the melting snow. Although I’ve been coming to this…
DetailsInspiration comes from many places. The January addition to the yarn line are warm and spicy colors because on these cold winter nights it’s the kitchen that draws me. In a fine lace alpaca yarn with a slight halo we have three spices to tempt you. Each is 950+ yards/90grams $28 plus $5 Priority Shipping…
DetailsAs I begin uploading the photos below into Flickr the Louis Armstrong and Jimmy Durante classic, What a Wonderful World, was playing. I truly feel that I live in a wonderful world. Other people pass along those Fwd: emails that tell you about why we’re supposed to be happy and thankful for your family. They…
DetailsI hope everyone has had a safe and happy December thus far! Here on Clear Creek the week has been beautiful! Sleet followed by five-six inches of powdery snow arrived on Christmas Eve. Early in the day Chris and I busied about preparing for what often happens when storms hit our neck of the woods…
DetailsEdited to Add: The contest is over! Happy New Year Everyone! A winner will be announced soon. Thanks to everyone for all the inspiration. On Ravelry there is a new group formed with the goal of knitting 10 lace shawls in 2010. Ten Shawls in twelve months. Yeah – it’s crazy. To qualify as…
DetailsI think Mom likes her shawl. Wanna see how it turned out? Chris took some photos of me modeling Petals of Pink Champagne before I took it to Mom.
You’ve heard of comfort food right? This morning I told Chris I didn’t feel well and I needed comfort knitting. It’s that knitting that isn’t frivolous and isn’t fancy. It just makes you feel good. And usually it’s fast. I think this is part of why people knit dish clothes (although I’ve never done it…
DetailsIt’s a little crazy but I joined a group whose goal it is to knit ten lace shawls in 2010. Yeah, ten lace shawls in one year. Crazy – like I said. None of the ten can be cast on before January 1st. Since I’ve recently finished one big lace project (which I cannot show…
DetailsRecently I won a prize over on Seasons of Lace and the goodies from Crimson Orchid arrived this week! Below are three stitch marker sets, each with it’s own ring to keep them organized when not in use. The largest ring is a Row Counter Bracelet – it’s really fun! Each of the two coils…
DetailsDeadline knitting forces me to invest excessive amounts monogamous knitting time in completing a project. There are no “oooh shiney” diversions when a deadline looms. While in a previous post I wrote that I would not have Mom’s shawl finished in time for Christmas, I then set myself on a path to do just that.…
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