Reassessment of current progress….

I’ve started working on Dave’s Irish Moss again. I doubt I’ll meet all of my February goals but I do want to get at least one FO, however small. Small. If you think about it, scarves really aren’t that small. There are many, many stitches in a...

February Goals

January ripped past me it seems. It’s been a rough month for me mentally and physically, so I’m pleased I got done as much as I did knitting and spinning-wise in January. That said, I want to be more concrete about February. To finish: Dave’s Irish...

Rainy rainy days….

While I was at Twist last week it was pouring rain. An older couple came into the store — they’d noticed the store from the road, and the husband graciously came with his wife to check it out. They were, if I remember correctly, from Minnesota. Visiting...

Buying and selling

Major destash on Ravelry! (Good stuff. Lorna’s Laces, Koigu, Malabrigo, more. If you’re not on Ravelry and want details leave me a comment. And get thee to the sign up list on Ravelry for beta testing!) (NOTE: now on Knitter’s Review!) Why? I just...

Plying too much = sore ankle

Yesterday I plied the Crosspatch and all the Tunis roving I’d spun. Ouch. The Crosspatch came out much nicer I think; but I’ve decided the Tunis would work admirably as a background color for a hooked rug, if nothing else. After nearly getting my arm stuck...

1st Rughooking!

1st Rughooking! (front) Originally uploaded by stephannie_t. Dave thinks this looks like a spiral galaxy. To me it’s a spiral that evokes the beach.