Shawls and Scarves of 400 yards or less
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…
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…
The 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…
Congratulations to Kay from Norman, OK! She’s the lucky winner in our naming contest who suggested Manique as the name for our new dress form. We’re leaving today for the Walnut Valley Festival – commonly referred to as Winfield. Because stock can change dramatically during the festival season I’m removing all of the paypal buttons…
There are many beautiful spots on our farm in Oklahoma, and while we’ve built a house here, there is evidence that we were not the first to do so. We’re aware of a couple of spots on the acreage where small houses once stood, though nothing remains but negative space among the trees. One such…
My Pecan Grove scarf in the colorway “Wine and Roses” is finished! This is the simple Pecan Grove scarf knit up in the Wool Tussah Silk Single Ply (fingering weight). I love how this yarn takes the dye to a deep vibrant level. Wednesday at market I overhead a customer comment (while looking at this…
I’m going in so many different directions so here are a half dozen random topics that are swirling around in my mind and in my hands. There are a dozen more… 1. My new Pecan Grove in Wool/Tussah Silk Lace (colorway Wine & Roses) is almost complete. In fact, I may finish it this weekend.…
See the curtains hangin’ in the window In the evening on a Friday night A little light-a-shinin’ through the window Lets me know everything’s all right No doubt if you came of age during the mid-1970’s as I did the lyrics from this Seals and Crofts hit breezes through your mind at least once…
Last weekend was another great SWAK Knit Out weekend. I don’t know how Keely does it every year – there is a tremendous amount of work that goes into the planning and executing of such an event. When I arrived late on Thursday to set up for the LCK Trunk Show that was beginning the…
The Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus, is perhaps the most famous butterfly in North America or even the world. These amazing creatures migrate northward up to 3000 miles each spring after spending their winters in Mexico or California. Great clusters of them can be seen during the migration period, entire trees can be covered with their…
