The fabric for Alissa’s blocks (for the 12 Squared bee) has been sitting in my sewing room for far too long, and every time I had a free minute I thought about how I should sew them. There’s something about having to clear the sewing table, detach the yarn winder from the cutting area, etc, [...]

Well, I’ve been knitting away and I must say the blanket is coming along nicely. I have 2 more colors of stripes today than I did when I took this picture, but it will give you an idea:

I’m now one large stripe and a few rows of garter (plus millions of ends to weave) away [...]

I’m in that in-between stage where I’m waiting for more projects (which are on the way, but not here yet- argh!). When Betsy McCarthy (author of Knit Socks) was on the Today Show, she said that the challenge of working at home is learning to live with ambiguity. Let me tell you, it still freaks [...]

Hooray!

You can’t tell from the photo (or maybe you can!) but I have a terrible head cold and drove through some damn scary torrential rains this morning to get to work. I need a nap! But look! Cardi! Pretty! Fun! And I was so excited to set up my first student today with the yarn [...]

I’m already nearing the finish line with my Kirsty Cardigan, and loving it. I am really, really enjoying the yarn and I actually CAN imagine wearing it in Texas in the Summer–wahoo! I made a few slight alterations to suit my shape. Mainly I did fewer decreases for the bust, left out 2 rows of [...]

Wow, here’s something I love to see when I log into Ravelry:

Two of my most recent patterns (both from Crochet Today, May/June 2010) are, at least for the moment, the top two most active crochet patterns on Ravelry! As a designer….ahem, as a designer who just had her taxes done and sometimes questions her career [...]

And it’s only spring. The temps are rising into the 90’s here (and I should probably be counting my blessings, knowing how the local weather goes). I am enjoying spending more time outside in the garden– since I work from home most days, it’s a way that I can break up the day. My usual [...]

When I was a kid I would watch Jeopardy all of the time and I always loved the “potpurri” category. This post is a little bit of everything so I thought the title was fitting.

First off, I hit the jackpot at this thrift/craft market right by Yarnivore. My coworker was in on her day off [...]