seaweed cowl

Did you know that cowls are the new scarves?  There’s a flickr group and a Ravelry group, and now I can contribute to both!

This is the Seaweed Cowl, which was knit in a few hours last weekend.  I used 50% silk, 50% wool yarn from Miss Babs and it was the perfect yarn for a cowl, the silk giving sheen [...]

Resistance was futile

Sometimes there’s a project wtih an allure so strong, colors so bright, construction so simple yet fascinating, that it doesn’t matter if you have ninety-eleven projects already on the needles, you simply MUST cast on! 
Such is how I feel about the Chevron Scarf.  I mean, check out those photos!  Doesn’t that make you want to knit one?  I [...]

Thanks!

Thanks to all for the birthday wishes!  I had a lovely day, topped off with a fabulous dinner (squash and hazelnut orzo) cooked by SB, and cherry delight (also made by SB), and lots of nice presents! 
A very cool gift that I received was Deb Menz’s Color in Spinning.  I’ve only had time to browse [...]