A winner and an SSKAL update

A winner and an SSKAL update

Congratulations to soknitsome who was the winner chosen by the random number generator from my 600th post! I have sent you a copy of Chevrolicious via Ravelry, and I will be collecting your contact information to share with Sweet Georgia Yarns as well so you can get...
Fending off the yarn thief

Fending off the yarn thief

I have a potential yarn thief at my house. She looks innocent enough, but if she has access to a pair of scissors, watch out. Yesterday, while I was taking a knitting break, Zooey walked up to me and said she wanted mittens out of the yarn I was using. I said I was...
Summer sunshine

Summer sunshine

Lately we’ve alternated between bright and humid sunny days and thunderstorms. This color, Saffron, in Hazel Knits Artisan Sock, brings the sunshine regardless of the weather outside. After messing up my Damask shawl in this color and reordering the color I...
Take your socks for a walk 

Take your socks for a walk 

Sometimes if the project is just right, I can knit while I walk.I began some ubiquitous Hermione’s Everyday Socks the other day when I finished a different pair (to be posted soon). I can’t not have a pair of socks on the needles and I had recently...
Leftovers

Leftovers

As mentioned in my previous post, I’m trying to get rid of some stash. The things that I haven’t used and have owned for a long time are starting to feel like a burden. In some cases, like with this Cascade Eco+ yarn, I have intended to make use of the...
Steady on

Steady on

I know this is a knitting blog, and I almost never get political, but it feels like I couldn’t write a post in the wake of the tragedy in Orlando without saying something. There are families shattered by unspeakable horror due to ridiculous gun violence right...