1) Toothpicks on the cheese platter tray. For the DPN that prefers food over fiber.
2) Gap Checkers. For the DPN that is obsessed with straight lines.
I suppose if your job doesn’t involve automotive interiors this might require explanation. In the auto industry, achieving perfectly sized gaps between parts is a really big deal. Why this […]

I worked stateside yesterday. However, my days at the plant this week have given me the indication that I will be visiting there frequently for the next few months. So those of you near St. Marys, Ontario give me a shout. It’s always good to meet fellow knitters.
If my colleagues suspected before that I’m weird […]

I am still without a camera cable. This is a real shame because I have made a good start to the Trout socks. And the color! I am enthralled with this colorway. Beautiful vibrant blueish-greens and reddish-purples. As I knit each stitch, I am pleasantly surprised at the colors running across my needles.
Since I have […]

Hello, You have reached Some Knitting Required.
The owner of this blog has been temporarily relocated to spend time with her Canadian colleagues. She has taken along the necessary knitting implements and fiber to sustain her during her work mandated adventure for this week. Well, everything that is except the camera cord that transfers pictures to […]

…is admitting you have a problem.
Blame it on my need to horde sock yarn, or the yellow-orange month of April. In my entire knitting career, I have completed only one pair of socks, and barely started a second pair. However, that doesn’t seem to stop me from acquiring more of the stuff to make knitted […]

Lace homework for week 5 is half done. I need to complete a lace swatch sample. However, the mini-Estonian scarf assignment is lõpetatud, viimistletud, täiuslik, finished.
No starch this week. Seriously, you don’t think I’d starch a scarf?
After class, I was complaining commenting about all the swatches we have to chart and knit. My teacher explained […]

A few weeks ago, my DH’s niece came over to dye yarn. Most of it went to live with her, but I kept the strawberry / lemonade to make baskets for Niece and Nephew. Baskets loaded with sugar and chocolate. After all, I will not be the one peeling the kids from the ceiling.
We […]