For 29 years there was a great little storefront restaurant in Tulsa called Halim and Mimi’s that offered probably the best Lebanese cuisine in Tulsa. Halim worked the cash register, wrote my name on my order without asking for it, put ice in styrofoam cups, and clipped the ticket to the wheel that rotated back…
I’ve finally finished my Blue Lafitte with Beads! This shawl turned out great and I’m quite happy with it – although I will say there could be more beads. There are a lot of beads on the Lafitte Shawl. But after blocking it I think more could be added on the last two charts –…
Last Saturday was the first day that I’ve made it to the Cherry Street Farmers Market in Tulsa this season. Once upon a time I was there every Saturday. But life changes and now it’s a once-in-a-while thing. Since summer arrived I’ve been craving tomatoes. Not the cardboard tasteless things at the grocery store. No…
The new Lafitte Shawl is off the needles! While it will be a short while before the test knitting is complete and the pattern is ready for release I thought a quick photo shoot would be fun. The inspiration for this pattern came while we were on vacation last fall in New Orleans, LA. We…
This is still a sleeve. An almost finished sleeve, however. After reaching about six inches I managed to get stuck on the sleeve. Not because of fit or design – but simply because I began the sleeve using dpns. After I finished the colorwork and began the increases I quickly came to have so many…
For the uninitiated lace knitter, or non-knitter, who looks at one of my finished shawl projects the first question is often, “What size needle did you use?” or “You must have used tiny needles for that!” The airy and delicate look comes from skinny yarn and a not-so-skinny needle, usually for lace I choose a…
While 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…