A mediator was called in to settle our differences.
I set aside the shawl for a few days. That didn’t stop me from going insane thinking about it. I decided the only way to truly know was to pull it from the needles and block it.
However, that prompted new concerns. What if I find something new […]

This past Friday was a long day. I have been fighting a migraine for most of the week. Thus, Friday could not end soon enough. Being able to sleep in Saturday did a lot to relieve the tension in my neck that the headache has been causing.
So given the achiness of the week, I was […]

The day is gray and overcast. Saturday Sky will be this way for awhile. Autumn has begun.
There is a rhythm to Michigan’s autumn that never varies. The tempo may change from year to year but never the beat. First, the beech turns a vibrant butter yellow. This is quickly followed by the red of […]

The response to my previous post has been overwhelming. I have loved hearing about all the great reasons for blogging. So many of you have also encouraged me to not let one woman ruin what could be an otherwise great group of knitters. Thank you so very much!
In the meantime, I have turned my ire […]

Recently, I was sitting in on a LYS knit night when the woman across the table said that she didn’t “get blogs.” I started to speak when I realized that she wasn’t finished. She proceeded to say that she thought they were stupid and what crazy person would spend their time blogging. […]

I never made it to the sale. I got distracted by design ideas for my ISE3 scarf. And the slight worry that the house would float away. In fact, I knit quite a bit this weekend - all swatches.
It took several swatches and many more wadded up pages of graph paper before I found the […]

It is raining hard enough that I am considering looking up plans on how to build another ark. It is supposed to do this all day. None of my windows have an open view of the sky. Thus I went for the no towel required an “artsy & creative” way to capture today’s sky.
I […]