I designed Birches for Woolgirl’s October 2009 Sock of the Month Club using yummy sock yarn from Pigeonroof Studios that was dyed specially for this project. It won’t be available for individual purchase until July 1, 2010. I’ll let you know when it is available, so you non-sock club members will be able to get […]
It’s done! It’s finally done! Woohoo! I swear, I think I ripped out the pieces of this sweater and re-knit them more times than anything else I’ve ever knit. Honestly, except for the back, which was only knit twice, each piece was knit at least four or five times. Some of the ripping back and […]
I know. I haven’t blogged in an age. I’ve been busy. Plus the dearth of real comments has made me wonder if my efforts at continuing to spend the time blogging are at all worthwhile. Honestly, I received 25 spam comments since October 1, and only five real comments since September 1. Though I love […]
Pattern: Siskiyou Trail, of my own devising.
Yarn: Louet Gems Fingering, Burgundy.
Needles: US 1 (2.25 mm).
Skills: Knitting in the round, k2tog, ssk, s2-k1-p2sso, yo.
Notes: Named for the Siskiyou Trail, a Native American trail that wound its way through central California’s valleys up into Oregon, and was used by settlers as the shortest path from […]
New from Cat Bordhi
Cat Bordhi has written the second book in her New Pathways for Sock Knitters series: Personal Footprints for Insouciant Sock Knitters. I don’t know about you, but I’m definitely looking forward to getting my hands on this book. I love a lot of the socks in the first book in this series, […]
Eight years ago today our country was shaken by terrorist attack. I had this picture and quote on my old web site for a long time. It felt right to bring it back today. In remembrance.
A great people has been moved to defend a great nation. Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest […]
Organizing
Last week I got a bee in my bonnet, and finally rearranged my under-counter shipping center. In the last year or so my focus has changed from shipping individual patterns to sending out great lots of them, and the previous “shipping stuff” arrangement no longer suited. Now it’s all nice and neat again. I even […]
Pattern: Thornbury, of my own devising.
Yarn: Valley Yarns 2/14 Alpaca Silk, Pacific.
Needles: Size US 6 (4.0 mm).
Finished size: 10 x 63 (24 x 74.5) inches; 25.4 x 160 (61 x 189.25) cm.
Skills: Lace knitting, including p2tog, p3tog, and SSP.
Notes: The Thornbury pattern is written as both a scarf and a stole. It’s […]
After a yummy stuffed pork chop dinner and a movie, we wandered out onto the deck last night for a short nightcap and to enjoy the evening air. Ricki loves evenings on the deck. She was out there and waiting for us long before we had everything arranged. We finally got our ducks in a […]
I received a nice surprise in the mail this week. Yarn. Unexpected yarn.
I told you late last year that I’d designed a cowl, Basket Whip, with the same stitch I used for Flying Lindy (socks), Sugar Push (fingerless mitts), and Syncopation (tank top). I believe I also mentioned that I talked to Classic Elite […]