Knitting, good food, a glass of wine, friends … a little bit everyday makes for great living.
Posted in knitter conversations, yarny goodness on May 28th, 2007
I’ve mentioned before that strange things can be overheard around my home when yarn arrives. A recent shipment from the Loopy Ewe was no exception given the following:
“You got a package in the mail from a crazy sheep. I’m taking a huge leap and guessing yarn.”
Hubby:”I think now is a good time to talk about my fishing budget. [...]
Posted in yarny goodness on Mar 10th, 2007
Apparently I am willing to travel 40 miles and 1 hour. Beth told me she had the new lace addi’s in stock. I had to see for myself. Fortunately, they were as nice as Beth had described. Unfortunately I missed meeting Beth, who was away from the store to spin with her local group. (Maybe [...]
Posted in yarny goodness on Feb 26th, 2007
I have said on more than one occasion -
I don’t knit fair isle.
So, please explain how this ended up in my Kn*tpicks shopping cart?
Posted in Knit, yarny goodness on Feb 17th, 2007
Do you hear it? Coming from the deepest, utmost bottom layer of your stash. The whimper of lovely but forgotten sock yarn. The sniffling of lovely but neglected aran weight.  The sigh of the lovely-must-have-impulse-buy-that-has-no-purpose-and-you-now-wonder-what-made-you-purchase-it-in-the-first-place.Â
These are the sounds of lovely but unloved yarn haunting your stash. It weighs you down. Leaves you feeling guilty. It most certainly distracts [...]
Posted in Knit, yarny goodness on Nov 26th, 2006
The fried turkey was delicious. So was the stuffing.
Bonus, No one singed an eyebrow or burned the house down.
The blanket never left the state of Michigan let alone into the hands of my brother and SIL. I have considered mailing it, but figure it would be tempting fate. Clearly, this blanket is not meant to [...]
Posted in yarny goodness on Nov 10th, 2006
I knew that my scarf was due to arrive any day now. Corrie had emailed me to let me know. I have spent most everyday rushing to the mail box as soon as he had driven past.
Yesterday I did a dance all the way from my mailbox to my front door. It was here!
I bet [...]
Posted in Knit, lace!, oh so random, yarny goodness on Nov 4th, 2006
My LYS owner convinced me, way back when, that I should handpaint my peacock shawl. It took some time – me to make the swatches, the store to make the “goop”. Today we tested our theory.
There was soaking.
There was mixing.
There was painting.
We didn’t strive for perfect colors. Our quest was really to determine if the [...]