Collecting
Yesterday I visited Rhinebeck for the first time, and what did I do? Buy fiber and yarn? Nope, I don't spin, and my yarn stash overfloweth already. Instead, I did …
...moreInspired
Last weekend’s test-run of my new Wedge Shawl Design class went quite well, if I do say so myself. Oh, sure, there was a hiccup or two, and you know …
...moreHighlights
Let me tell you about a couple highlights from my weekend at the Loopy Ewe Spring Fling. (Besides the camaraderie and the dessert reception, of course.)
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...moreCatch-up
Goodness, it’s been a long time since I’ve blogged. And today would most likely be another no-blogging day, except I have a tiny case of finishitis. (You know, the complement …
...moreMore toes
Grab a cup of tea; this is gonna be a long one.
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I’d like to tell you that I finished two pairs of socks in the past …
...moreGratifying
Wanna see what I did at Stitches South?
not quite glow-in-the-dark, but close!
On my way to Stitches, I realized I had a chunk of …
...moreWorking backwards
It’s amazing what a little time spent on airplanes does for my knitting productivity:
Before heading to the DFW Fiber Fest – …
...moreSurgery at 30,000 feet
It’s been a couple weeks, but I still have a story to share from my trip to Stitches West.
Stitches was fabulous, as usual. A real highlight was …
...moreOn a rock
You might think from my lack of recent posts that I’ve been hiding under a rock, but the truth is I’ve been on a rock: San Juan island, site …
...moreThanks
I’ve had two weeks to think about it, and I’m just as certain as ever of two things: Sock Summit 2011 was a smashing success, and I was an utter …
...moreGone
What do you mean it’s July? Where did June go?
Oh, yeah. First there was TNNA, where Sandra McIver’s knit, Swirl! was the hit of the show floor. …
...moreI went to Spring Fling and all I got were Monkey Farts
Not true, of course: I came away from The Loopy Ewe’s Spring Fling with a bunch of surprise goodies. But when I won a “Monkey Farts”-scented lotion bar as …
...moreThree quick announcements
- Stitches South was a blast, as usual. A highlight for me when two students who were in last year’s Charts Made Simple class said that instead of refusing to …
Down the rabbit hole
Once upon a time, I managed a computer lab with a raised floor. Cables of all sorts ran under floor tiles that you could lift, revealing a hoard of dust …
...moreToday is Thursday
Franklin Habit wrote a too-true post last week about the disorientation that comes with travel, and needing to remind himself where he is and what he needs to do.
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...moreIs it startitis, or ...?
Before a retreat in early September, I cast on for a cardigan, skipping my usual planning and calculating. I “needed” a substantial project to last me through the retreat. …
...moreMore than halfway
Fingerless gloves turned out to be the perfect project to take on my trip to Tempe Yarn and Fiber. I got the first glove knit to the thumb opening …
...moreSo little to show
I just spent a week in London at Knit Nation, and all I have to show for it is this:
Oh, don’t get me …
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