The United Way shawl for Lesli is done:
A fun knit, for a great cause, to be enjoyed by a lovely friend.
Traveling Woman Shawl
Knit in Dream in Color Starry in the Ruby River colorway on size US 6 circular needles. Unfortunately the glimmer in the yarn doesn’t show up in the photos, but it’s there.
I knit [...]
I had the great pleasure of a knitterly outing on Friday afternoon, with my friend Lesli and her visiting sister, Lori.
Unfortunately, I FORGOT my CAMERA and can therefore provide no photographic evidence of the event.
Sigh. Anyway, we met at Fiberwood Studio, where Lesli and Lori had been hard at it for at least 30 minutes before [...]
This is my maple tree, up close and personal-like.
I love this tree.
We’ve got lots of pretty fall color here, but the weather has been rather relentlessly gloomy (except when I don’t have my camera).
Made the first pot of chili over the weekend. You know summer’s over when the chili and jambalaya go into the menu [...]
Please read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. It reads like Brit Chick Lit, but with an undercurrent of the abject horrors of war. Does that sound appealing? Probably not, but really, it’s the best read I’ve had in a long time.
Who saw the Jim/Pam wedding episode of The Office? Who did not hurt [...]
No, it’s not your eyes or your monitor – it’s my inability to hold the camera still while photographing brownish/greenish yarn in the waning light of a gloomy October day. Feh! It’s the back of the Heather Hoodie vest, zipping along nicely.
In other news, remember my silent auction donation? Happily, it was snapped up by a [...]
The Cabled Raglan Baby Sweater was a hit with the expectant mom. It was gloomy all week here, but I managed to get a photo before the baby shower.
This is the 3-6 month size. Yarn is Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, needles US 5 circs and DPNs. Fun, cute, and simple. It’s fastened with a snap at the [...]
1. I was asked to donate something for the silent auction component of a charity fundraiser at work. I offered up three pounds of local coffee, a mug, and a handknit item – I specified a hat, mittens, or cowl in a high-quality natural fiber, details (pattern, color, fiber) to be worked out with the successful bidder. [...]
Angie and Stacey drove to Milwaukee on Friday to spend the day with me. They came bearing the most wonderful edible treats – but no firearms, which was a little disappointing. I thought maybe they’d take me to shoot some skeet or something.
Nevermind. We had a fabulous day. Stacey learned that Milwaukee is in Wisconsin [...]
I am just now discovering the joy that is the top-down raglan. This is about as much fun as I’ve ever had with the needles – granted, it’s a baby sweater, so it’s almost instant gratification. This lovely (the Cabled Raglan Baby Sweater) is for a baby expected by a friend in November – said [...]
Here is the Baby Chalice Blanket, shown soaking when last we spoke. Knit of exactly two skeins of Cascade 220 Heathers in a chocolate brown for which I’m too lazy to find the color number, US8 Addi Turbos, with an extra horizontal repeat or two to make it a bit wider. (Sorry about the overexposed [...]
