Why is that when you have a deadline, a must.get.it.finished.NOW project, a goal, everything else you are thinking of knitting shamelessly throws itself on your needles?
Suddenly I find myself casting on Schafer Anne yarn, an easy toe, increasing to 64 sts and starting a simple lace sock.  A mere yarnover here, a decrease there.  And the […]

The remaining number of stitches left to knit in the first border is less than I’ve completed.  Not that you can tell.
Even though I am late on a deadline, sometimes a little instant gratification is in order.  I had to stop and  block out the lace so I could admire what I was accomplishing.

I love how every few rows I knit […]

Is having a KAL like earning a star in Hollywood?  Last week, Ailsa kindly asked if she could start a knit-a-long for the Pretty As A Peacock shawl.  And would I be willing to pop in now and then to ooh and aah over everyone’s shawls?  To say I felt honored is an understatement.  Of […]