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Tonight on PBS there is a 3 part series on american craftspeople airing called Craft In America. I’ve been looking forward to seeing it for sometime so I will be cutting short my knit night so I can get home in time to watch it (the second airing in on Sunday, which I’m working). There [...]

My plan is as follows: Quaker Rib Blanket for Baby Boy (Fiber Trends calls it the Ribbons Baby Blanket) Aran Shawl for Abi (it’s big enough to be a throw for her bed) 2 Placket-Neck Pullovers from Last Minute Knitted Gifts (one for Abi and one for baby boy) Tomten Jacket for Abi Baby Surprise [...]

Sadly since it’s a Super Secret FO this is about as much information as I can safely give without running a risk of discovery by the intended. It’s blocking right now but the humidity seems to be slowing down the progress which is fine since I won’t be seeing the giftee for a bit. I [...]

First off I just want to say Thanks for the supportive words, it helped more than you can imagine. I realized today that part of my delicate mental state is due to me having worked 6 out of 7 days since last Friday (Monday I was off but had a family gathering to attend so [...]

The house is plague central. Last week Abi who was dropped by a cold. This week it’s Chris who has been dropped by a case of THE FLU. He was going to go to work today but I convinced him to go to a clinic instead…he now has a script for Tamilflu and has been [...]

It’s a bit early in the morning for this type of knitting aggravation! It’s a Super Secret Project so all I can tell you is that the third time better be the charm! But does it count as the third time if you have switched yarns? Oh well I have a nice bus ride downtown [...]

I might just go here instead of Rhinebeck in a years time.   There is just somethign about the Harveyville Project that really appeals to me. Perhaps it’s the idea of affordable artist space or the fact that part of me really wants to live in a craft/artisan commune/farm. Personally I blame my Dad for making [...]

I have a feeling we are not going to be friends, this sweater and I! Yesterday afternoon while Abi was on marathon nap #2 (the puking on Wednesday night morphed into a nasty assed head cold, luckily she seems to have my constitution and after a day of sleeping and sweating it out she was [...]

This is more than a bit late but it is better than never! Here we have the Neck Down Cardi Wrap sweater: Look familiar to those who were at the DKC Frolic? Megan borrowed it to use as a display piece for the Lettuce Knit booth. I finished knitting it the day before the Frolic [...]

It was a tough decision (start something new? or bring a few WIPs?) but on the advice of Jean-Anne and Denny I settled on casting on two new projects. The first is the Quaker Rib Blanket. The pattern is knit from the center out using a provisional cast on which started to drive me nuts [...]