Category Archives: knitting

Recently Major Knitter Jennifer sent me a lovely package full of goodies, including Trader Joe’s dark chocolate caramels (seriously addictive), an eggplant rubber stamp, and these cute cards. The cards are Charity Knit Notes, and each one is crafted by … Continue reading →

Another egg cozy: Yeah, I realize this looks pretty much identical to the first one, but hey, it has a pompom!

So I have been on a hard-boiled egg kick for several months now, and just recently Peter embarked on a soft-boiled egg kick. We even had to go out and purchase some egg cups! He requested some egg cozies, and … Continue reading →

The Hedster, Action Hero Melissa, and I headed down to Canby, Oregon, today to hit the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival. This dude was just sitting there with hay sticking out of his mouth. I thought that was pretty funny. … Continue reading →

Egads! Yes, I started a sweater. It’s going to be a simple cardigan. I haven’t knit anything in eons, but I am hopeful the tide is shifting.

I don’t have much time to do much these days, but I was able to squeeze out a little time to crochet a wee tomato amigurumi. I found the pattern on a Japanese store site. The PDF is located here. … Continue reading →

Mason-Dixon Knitting blew into town, and we are left in their wake. They had a gig at Abundant Yarn that had quite the turnout (or so I hear. I was unable to make it). I was very lucky to be … Continue reading →

I got a belated Christmas (no, that’s not a typo) gift from Amy of Amyville. Here’s Henry! Cute, isn’t he? I had to put him up on top of my file cabinet so Deedle couldn’t get at him and eat … Continue reading →

It was a truly glorious weekend here in the Pacific Northwest. It was the first weekend this year with 70+ degree weather, and let me tell you, when you live in a rainy and dark place, people FREAK when the … Continue reading →

I bet you all thought I moved to Portland and stopped knitting/sewing/crafting, didn’t you? Well, you might not be so far off–I’ve slowed down a bit, but I’m still at it, and I managed to finish my fair isle vest! … Continue reading →