Knitting, good food, a glass of wine, friends … a little bit everyday makes for great living.
Posted in family and friends on May 31st, 2008
My husband had a rare Saturday free from work. So we spent the day at Frankenmuth, MI. In the meantime, Caesar let me know he would protect my knitting while I was away.
Sure . . . I trust him with my wool as much I’d let him guard a flock of chickens.
Posted in family and friends on May 22nd, 2008
My husband is to all things fly-fishing as I am to all things wool. So, when my husband excitedly showed me his latest find after a trip to the LFS (Local Fishing Store), I did my best to be excited too. It’s the least I can do in return for his valiant attempts to understand my fiber obsession. This time I didn’t [...]
Posted in Knit on May 18th, 2008
When I attend fiber festivals, I have a hard time resisting . . . roving. Well, the yarn too, but roving? I don’t spin. I don’t want to. However, I really want the roving. I love the colors, the softness, and the endless possibilities of gauge, color, and twist.
When a friend offered to spin for me in [...]
Posted in Knit on May 4th, 2008
I did the only thing I could do with a sock that refused to commit to a gauge. I sent a nearly-finished-still-on-the-needle sock to my dad. Who, to his credit, suspended his belief that it would be possible to wear such a thing. It is too wide in the arch, and a little short in [...]