Sometimes when I knit a really enjoyable project, I start thinking about who else might enjoy one. The recipient of my double-dosed madness this time was the l’il sis who’s celebrating her birthday today (Happy birthday B!).
The Pattern: Celtic Tote from Interweave Knits
The Yarn: Lamb’s Pride Worsted in Heathery-Brown and Charcoal
The Needles: US 9’s
The Verdict: [...]
Second Verse, Same as the First
Spring has sprung
The trees outside seemed to have budded and blossomed over the weekend and my second favorite time of year is upon us (the first favorite being fall when the leaves change). Everywhere trees are boasting small white, pink or yellow flowers.
I also seem to have developed a fully blossomed cold. Blech!
I’ve been knitting lots, and [...]
Eureka!
I have finally found it, my friends. Quite possibly the most perfect white elephant gift ever:
I mean, who couldn’t love this rooster?
Brought to you courtesy of everyone’s favorite neighborhood department store.
Spring?
Well the weather isn’t quite spring-like yet, and I haven’t seen buds on the trees, but our garden is growing. This photo is almost a week old now, and woefully inadequate, but here it is:
Our cucumber plants are growing curlicue vines that are wrapping themselves around the tomato plants with a fair amount of tenacity. [...]
Two in a Row (aka Happy Birthday Mom!)
Although she’d probably rather not acknowledge it, my mother is about to celebrate what we in my family refer to as a “Birthday of Significance.” Based on this I decided to step up my knitting a bit and give her a super-special present. I’ve been waiting to post this until she received the package [...]
A sweater is born.
I started knitting this sweater around Thanksgiving time. I bought the lovely charcoal alpaca last spring at the Sunflower Knitters’ Guild’s Kansas Yarn Crawl. I just saw it at Yarn Barn in Lawrence and had to have it.
And then last fall I saw the perfect pattern for the yarn. And apparently so did everyone else, [...]
Time
Sometimes I can hardly believe how fast or slow time passes.
For instance, this past week, work has lasted an eternity at the store. Without sales going on, we’ve had very few people in the store. Each 8-hour shift has been interminable; wandering, searching for customers, straightening the shelves, and waiting. I HATE being unproductive and [...]
