Cassidy

Finally took some pictures! We’re having a little seasonal weather, so I’m actually wearing Cassidy today! Wearing a hoodie to the office may not be the most professional thing I’ve ever done, but I don’t care.  I may start caring when the thermostat that controls my office temperature mysteriously creeps up to 85 (no lie!), but [...]

saturday sky

Saturday Sky posts aren’t something I participate in generally, but with a sky like this, I had to post the picture.  I love birch trees. Some hours later, the sky looked like this.  How do people get a good shot of the moon?  This was taken while laying on my back on an enormous downed [...]

insomnia is great for knitting

Four in the morning… Insomnia would  be great for finishing my Cassidy sweater…except that my darning needles are in the cigar box on top of the armoire in the bedroom in which SB is asleep. Insomnia would  be great for spinning…except that my fiber is all on shelves in the closet in the bedroom in [...]

knit asunder

My February sweater is growing at a terrific pace. The body has reached 14″ and I’ve started the sleeves, begining with a 6″ cuff that is folded back on itself.  I’m knitting the cuffs from Wensleydale that I dyed and spun ages ago.  I’m not sure it’ll work, but it could add a little interest [...]

back to normal

Whatever that is!  Last week took an unexpected turn and I spent three days at the hospital.  Everyone is fine and life is slowly returning to normal. One good thing about hanging around a hospital is that there is a lot of time for knitting. I’ve finished the back of my Cassidy cardigan!  The pattern [...]

January sweater

Friday night I swatched. I worried for awhile that the cables weren’t popping like they should, so I cast on for one of the fronts  in the smallest size – just to swatch the cables there – and knit two cable repeats.  I liked the way they looked, so I knit on. This morning I [...]

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