There’s nothing wrong with a little retail therapy

I’m a big believer in retail therapy.  As long as you don’t go overboard and spend hundreds of dollars during your lunch hour, I think it’s perfectly fine to buy yourself a little something now and then.  It’s especially gratifying if you’re supporting an independent craftster.  So, last week, that’s exactly what I did. Following Leah‘s [...]

sigh…and YAY!

I’ve gone through 20 pages of Google links to Debbie Bliss Cotton DK.  Only one hit – a blogger destashing the exact  color I need, marked “SOLD”.  I posted on the Knitlist yahoo group and received one reply referencing me to the blogger I just mentioned. I’ve emailed Knitting Fever, the U.S. distributor for Debbie [...]

Internets, don’t fail me now

What a lovely way to start a Saturday.  A nice cup of coffee in my new mug from Bella Knitting, freshly cut Lenten Rose blossoms, my cardigan and a happy kitty.  I was feeling pretty confident when I took this picture.  I’d knit 6 rows of the yoke and had 20 grams left in the [...]

I’m having a lunchtime affair

I haven’t forgotten about Rambling Rose.  All the pieces are joined together on one needle and I’m two rows into the yoke (which is like, nothing).  But she’s big.  And bulky.  Too big for car knitting, too bulky to lug back and forth to work.  I see now why I made such remarkable progress (for [...]

the spring issue of Knitty

is UP! And um, that’s all I’ve got.

weekend in the woods

SB and I went backpacking this weekend on the Pinhoti Trail.  North of where we hiked, the trail was closed due to a 425 acre fire. The ranger we talked to said the fire was started by people.  The trail itself wasn’t damaged, but much of the surrounding area burned. Here’s what a section of [...]

if you give a ten year old a camera

  he’ll take pictures  

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