One item came off the needles this week.  I hope to have more off next week Pattern: Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock lightweight in Firebird

I’m loving this knit.  I cast it on Saturday at knit group and was able to get through the ribbing on the bottom of the sweater and about 1/2″ into the body. The yarn is just a joy to knit with and I really do want more of it.   It may have restored my faith [...]

I actually started this knit back in mid-September.  That was it, just started, hadn’t done anything with it except look at it in the project bag.  So today, I picked it up.  I ripped it out.  I started over. I could tell from the start that this was going to be one of those projects [...]

I told myself after I knitted my last sweater that it would be the last.  It just wasn’t a good experience for me and I was unhappy with the result.  The sweater sits hanging in my closet, unworn.  Then came Rhinebeck 2011. I was walking around on Sunday, minding my own business when I ran [...]

Here’s the enhancement.   This post is photo intensive.  I’ll post my thoughts about Rhinebeck another time. Miss Babs Yowza! Whatta Yarn in Crimson-Fronted Barbet Miss Babs Yummy in Rhinebeck 2011 …into the whirled Ulundi in Vampires of Venice Briar Rose Kindness Miss Babs Merino/Bamboo/Tussah Silk Top in Scarlet Ibis Three Bags Full Sweater Bag [...]

One of the four projects shown in the last post is complete.  I will take pictures of it next weekend while up in Rhinebeck.  You can also see it in person at The Yarn Company on Tuesday, October 18th as it will be part of a trunk show for Tempted Yarns.  I hope that those [...]

There is lots of knitting going on here .   There is also a lot that wants to be started, but I can’t until at least one big project is off the needles. This is Between Pavement & Stars.  I’m knitting it out of Tempted’s  Glam Grrl in the Festival of Lights colorway.  I have 17 [...]

It’s been a few weeks, but here’s a picture of my goodies from Stitches Midwest    Most of this haul came from Miss Babs – love love love.  Others came from Fiber Optic, Holiday Yarns (BACON!!!!!), Lisa Souza Dyeworks and Interlacements.  One other spot that I can’t recall the name of.  What you are not [...]