That saying is so true when it comes to the shawl swap that Dyann proposed many months ago.  I had seen some of her previous work and knew that I would be getting a great shawl.  And did I ever!! 

The arrangement was to swap yarn and the knitter would choose the pattern.  The yarn owner would receive […]

When it comes to gift knitting, I have learned some things along the way.

It is always more likely to be a success when you knit with colors the recipient likes, ignoring any preferences you yourself may have.

It is hard to follow rule #1.

It is best to start said gift(s) well in advance of the intended giving […]

My Grandmother’s birthday is this week. She will be 85 years old. She is in the most amazing physical health for her age. Her mind, however, is another matter. In her early 70’s she began to show signs of memory loss. As her only granddaughter, she remembered me far longer than the other grandkids. Even […]

Somehow December has arrived and brought with it much bustle and frenzy. Compounding the problem is the lingering knitting high of this past weekend. I knit for nearly 24 hours straight (except for time out to sleep). All of Friday evening and Saturday day were spent in classes with Barry Klein at my LYS. I […]

I must interrupt the scarf knitting to bring you a hat. Apparently, my grandmother has misplaced her knitted cap and I have been called into action. I am really winging it - no swatch. Yup, you heard me. No. Swatch. I have no idea what my gauge is or for that matter what her hat […]

… you see cables?? I don’t know if it is the inconsistent thickness of the Manos or the variation in color, but the cables do not seem very distinct. However, I am unwillingly to start over with a new pattern or new yarn. I am stubborn. I am hopeful. I am determined. I really, really […]

I finished the other Karen’s scarf. (Both my MIL and SIL are named Karen. My SIL is the other Karen).
I love the way Trendsetter Viola Print and Crystal Palace Chenille combine to make a new color. I also noticed for the first time that the Viola seems to have created vertical stripes. Maybe because the […]