I’m singularly amazed at how quickly this afghan is working up so far. So amazed that I checked my gauge, measured the afghan, did some math. Yup. I’m right on track. Stunning. It really doesn’t look like it has a circumference of fifty-five inches, does it? I didn’t think so, either. But it does. I […]
Nope. Not changing the name again. I’m pretty happy with the new one. I was poking around the Internet a few weeks ago, and discovered that the fiberdreams.com domain was unclaimed. So I bought it. I told Dave, and he added the info to the server. It took me a while, but I finally figured […]
Mindless knitting has its rewards. Especially when the yarn is yummy. And the results are full of texture. Knit a few rows, purl a row or two, knit, knit, purl, changing yarns now and then.
I actually knit sixteen rows yesterday evening.
When you back away from it it’s rather hard to tell that this […]
It was a very yarn-y weekend. It started off with my Rowanspun DK making it here from the U.K. in record time—a mere three days to get from the U.K., across the pond, across the U.S. to me here in California. Wow! And it’s perfect, just exactly what I wanted. It’s so much more… me […]
Hems of your sweater uneven? Not to worry. It seems to be an “in” thing again. According to the latest from Berroco, anyway. This sweater is from a new book of theirs, Yin and Yang. I like it best of all the sweaters in the book, though doubt I’ll ever make it. Just not my […]
Success! I’ve finished my first ever toe up sock. Ta da!
As I approached the top edge of the sock I contemplated different cast-off methods I know. Hm. They’re all pretty tight except for the single crochet cast off, so I used that. It explains the slight flaring at the top edge of the cuff. […]
How many unread books do you have in your house, right now? (Your own books, that is—not ones that belong to other family members—and not counting things like school books, if you have them.) Clearly, an estimate will do. Unlike some people I know, I don’t keep a formal list of the books I own, […]
My dear friend Deb cleaned out her tea cupboard recently, and we got to talking. Seems one of the teas she and her mom decided they didn’t like is one that I do. Nicely, she said she’d send it along to me. Deb mysteriously didn’t answer any of my inquiries about paying her back for […]
The carnelian cat stitch markers from Beadmarkers showed up the other day, and I absolutely adore them! The kitties are different on the front and back.
Here, let me show you…
The second kitty from the left must be a bit angry today, as he’s facing away from us. See his tail curled around? Say, “Aw…” […]
It’s actually working this time. This is the progress I made on Saturday. This first shot here.
I knit a bunch on Sunday while watching the playoffs. The Colts/Patriots game was fun, wasn’t it? All I want in a football game: evenly matched teams, lots of scoring, tons of excitement, down to the last minutes of […]