How is it that when I put the newly finished sock on my right foot the incredibly warm wool sock on my left foot – the one that filled me with comfort from the foot up when I slipped them on early in the morning – is somehow not nearly as warm as the new…
Details[one_third]We’ve been hard at work setting up a new website for Lost City Knits, and it’s time for a public debut! Look around, tell us what you like and don’t like. There will be more yarns added before long, but quite a bit is uploaded already. We’re excited, and when you catch us when…
DetailsAs I said in my last post, I’m getting things done. And it’s not all knitting. One big project on my To Do List involves fleece work for two upcoming mill orders. This week I finished cleaning one big batch of white llama fiber. This is very pretty stuff! Soft and light as air. …
DetailsWhile the blog has been quiet of late there has been plenty happening. After War Eagle weekend Chris and I took a few days off and drove to New Orleans for a little fun. We each have friends in New Orleans and in fact, we stayed with Elliott (one of Chris’s high school chums) and…
DetailsI just love how this shawl turned out! Cloisters Wrap designed by Mariam Felton Yarn – Lost City Knits Oak Barn Merino Colorway – Salsa Dancing
DetailsGenerally speaking, I’m not monogamous in my knitting. When it comes to patterns and yarn I just haven’t been able to commit to one project until completion in a long time. If we’re making a quick run into Tulsa – usually one project is in my knitting bag. But the instant it becomes an overnight…
DetailsThe countdown to War Eagle Fair has begun and we’ve been bustling to get everything ready for one of our biggest shows of the year. If you’ve not visited War Eagle Fair in Hindsville, Arkansas, you’ve missed out. There are both crafts of the crafty type and true craftsmen of high caliber at this show.…
DetailsI’ve spent the past few days knitting on an old WIP, the Cloisters Wrap. It’s coming along very quickly and I’m feeling a little guilt over the fact that it was the first lace project I cast on in 2011 and it’s now October and still unfinished. Only four repeats of the next to the…
DetailsThe Kansas City Plaza Art Fair was incredible. The crowds are mind-boggling, I recall reading somewhere that the expected number of attendees were 300,000. I don’t know if I’m correct on that number but it felt like that many people once the sun went down on Friday and Saturday evening. People visiting our booth, knitters/crocheters…
DetailsThe Walnut Valley Festival was great fun and after just three days home we’re packed and ready to head out on the road again. This coming weekend Lost City Knits will be “representing” with hand dyed yarns and knitting at Kansas City’s 80th Annual Plaza Art Fair. I’ve spent every day between the two shows in…
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