In Stitches

OK, maybe not a dare, but a ‘guilting.’  My loving daughter, dear friends, and oh so special husband scoffed at the idea of my actually making use of technology in my knitting.  I think the words were ‘”what a waste of an iPad.” Ouch!!! Can you believe they actually rib me by holding my iPad up . . . → Read More: They Dared Me To Do It

I love my job, owning a yarn store and being around my fellow knitters every day.  And the best part is discovering the unique ways our beloved hobby effects how we look at otherwise everyday, normal, unremarkable things.  Like toothpicks.

I just returned from a delightful weekend in Las vegas – one of my hubbie and I’s . . . → Read More: Unique Twist Thru A Knitter’s Eye

I love to travel.  But the thought of sitting in a tight, uncomfortable space for multiple hours, squeezed in next to who knows who, with no food and a itty bitty bathroom shared by hundreds, . . . YUK!  Enter knitting.  Alas, I’ve discovered yet another large chunk of seemingly wasted time just begging to be . . . → Read More: New Love of Plane Rides

Yahoo!  The long dark months of winter sports come to a close.  The boys are back on the field and the parks are once again filled with hot dogs, garlic fries, beer (yup, my favorite), and the sweet sound of that little white ball getting hammered by a big ‘ole wooden bat.  I’m in heaven!

Why baseball?  . . . → Read More: Play Ball!

You spend hours creating a gorgeous pair of hand-knit socks, then shove them inside a pair of boots or tennies, not to be admired by the world at large.  What the heck?!  Even clogs only show off the heels.

Well, Skacel has a new product out there – Peek-a-Boots™.  Clear rain boots that allow you to show . . . → Read More: How To Show Them Off

I am loving the two sweaters we’re working on for the April and May Knit-Along. Isn’t it just like me to do both rather than making a choice and actually completing something?! I’ve got the Wildflowers Cardi going in Tosh Sport “Molly Ringwald” (oh yeah, pretty in pink), and the Gnarled Oak Cardi in Tosh DK . . . → Read More: Stockinette Black Hole

Too many responsibilities, too little time.  Give some of those precious knitting minutes up for life’s ever increasing demands? No way!

I use to cherish every extra minute I could spend tucked under my down comforter in the morning, warmth gently lulling me into sweet moments of morning sleep.  And weekend sleep-ins.  Yahoo! Now I look forward . . . → Read More: A Time To Knit

Yeah!  I’ve found my way back to knitting socks.  For whatever reason, the urge to finish something possessed me this week, and I dove into Hanna’s Gansey’s with a vengeance.  I’m one repeat away from the ribbing.  Score!

The process ignited my lost but not forgotten passion for those tiny size one needles and single skein foot . . . → Read More: Back to Socks!

No way!  I actually finished (knitting) something.  And after I took pride in my declaration to knit for knitting’s sake rather than to reach an end goal.  Well, I now have a sweater, and its the result of my newly committed style to just enjoy the process and yarn.

Tosh Chunky.  Yum! Super soft, bouncy, a dream . . . → Read More: Something Finished!

Vanilla Bean!  It’s been taunting me for more than a year, when Madelinetosh first introduced this enticing new colorway.  A dark greenish brown, with pops of violet swirling its way in and out of the strands.  I fell hard for this color the moment I laid eyes on it.  And I have a bunch – sock, . . . → Read More: Oh, What To Do With That Yarn