February, March and April are prime knitting months here. When the pollen count is high, I stay inside and knit whenever I’m not working. Recently OFF the needles is this little baby sweater, made from Plymouth Yarn Baby Alpaca Grande (color=1310), my favorite yarn of late. Thick, soft, cozy, perfect.
I started two bluesy pieces recently. [...]

Time for a knitting post.
With all the leftover yarn from his sweater, the little guy (grandson numero uno) needed a matching sweater. Here’s the result. Photo is taken with my Treo 650, so not that resolute as it could be (I think that’s the wrong use of that word, but you know what I [...]

The things I’m currently trying to (re)organize are my circular knitting needles and my yarn. Every time I come up with the next best method, I can’t find the items when I need them since they have been moved to their new storage and/or display place!
For you it might not be about organization of knitting [...]

Here’s what I am hoping my life will look like over the next three to five years, and no, none of this is in my biz plan (yet). Work really hard for most of the year, then take a well-publicized long vacation, say 1 - 3 months.
Last winter I took a month off (as mentioned [...]

Last winter I made two of these little hats, for our granddaughter and our grandson-to-be. Here is Tessa wearing hers. These are quick to make from Farfalla and Chunky. I got the pattern from a yarn shop which is no longer in business and would be happy to share it. These little hats are very [...]

All finished with a stocking for grandson Aiden, except for to weave in all those blasted loose ends and then block it. If you’ve shied away from entrelac, the best advice I have is to dive right in and try it. The structure unfolds before your eyes, much like turning a heel on a sock. [...]