Posted in Knitting on Apr 18th, 2009
Just a quick, easy soaker for Tum Tum. Despite knitting it to gauge, it somehow came out much larger than I had imagined – it was originally intended as a baby shower gift, but would be much too large, so I ended up knitting another style (pictures soon) for the gift, and will keep this [...]
Posted in Giving, Knitting, Moderation and Economy, The Gift of God on Apr 1st, 2009
(Apologies in advance, this is one of my wordier posts.) Do you ever feel that God brings someone to your mind over and over again for a purpose? I have been thinking a lot about a friend back on the coast (She’s the one who spun me this incredible yarn from her own sheep). She [...]
Posted in Knitting on Mar 4th, 2009
For a friend who’s sweet baby girl’s baptism was this past Sunday. The pattern is free (Ruth’s Perfect Baby Booties), and I’ve made it many many times and like it a lot (I prefer a mohair blend or Cascade 220 for this pattern, and a pretty vintage ribbon for the lacing.)
Posted in Knitting on Jan 31st, 2009
We’re home from Florida and back to the grey, cold, foggy drizzle of the Pacific Northwest. Sigh…I love Portland, just not in January! So, to keep our spirits up, we have been taking breaks from the unpacking to research our Valentine’s Day crafts for this year – so many great ideas and we’re having a hard time [...]
Posted in Knitting, Moderation and Economy on Jan 15th, 2009
I have a few projects going at once, but managed to finish another one of these. This time it is in 0-3 mo size for yet another friend expecting a baby (so glad more of our friends are starting to catch up with us! Growing families are such a beautiful thing). I used this yarn, size 3 needles. The [...]
Posted in Knitting on Jan 12th, 2009
Last year for Christmas, my father made me a nostepinne out of some black walnut he had been saving from a tree that stood in my grandfather’s Indiana yard 40 years ago. It is a really special gift, and I use it a lot. Yes, a ball winder is faster, but a nostepinne is portable, [...]
Posted in Knitting on Dec 31st, 2008
Over the weekend, I finished the pixie hat for my boy. An easy knit in fingering weight handspun on size 3 straights – simple knit/purl alternations with twisted cord for the ties (I personally think the ties make the hat - much better than the I-cord version in the Ravelry pattern). I think I will be making more of [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, Changing Seasons, Knitting on Dec 23rd, 2008
We are snuggled up in the house for yet another day. Three cars have gotten stuck in the deep snow on our street, the weatherman says the driving is very dangerous, and another 2-5 inches of snow are expected tomorrow. Right now, my husband is shovelling the walkway to ease his cabin fever. We are grateful to [...]
Posted in Knitting, O Come, O Come Emmanuel on Dec 20th, 2008
Kristi – don’t read below – Christmas present spoiler! Finished a pair of these for my sister-in-law for Christmas (I also plan to make a grey pair for myself, like A Friend To Knit With‘s originals, after Christmas). They were knit from Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride in Victorian Pink. I made a few little modifications, and am really happy [...]
Posted in Knitting, Moderation and Economy on Dec 7th, 2008
Cold, rainy, miserable weather today. I was glad I had finished my Evangelines because I sure needed them! I found this pattern via A Friend To Knit With, and stuck it in my stack of “gotta try these” patterns. Recently, while thumbing through the stack to look for baby sweater patterns, I came across it [...]