. . . when was the last time you heard someone say “I knit so that I can have dozens of ends to weave in”? Or how about this one - “If only my yarn would come pre-knitted so that I could jump straight to sewing up some seams”? . . .

I know it has been awhile since I’ve posted but the knitting hasn’t stopped. Not only is the year almost over, so are a few more projects. […]

Once a single distracting knit throws itself onto your needles, the second and third project are more easily justified. My world, my illusions. Don’t take them from me.

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 […]

Deadlines and I go together like oil and water.  For as long as I can remember, I have been a procrastinator, a time underestimator, and as forgetful as a mouse.  Need proof?  How about this?  or this?
I started Dyann’s mystery shawl in the spring.  We agreed to have it in the mail by the end of […]