Secret Pal Five Part 2 of the Questionnaire

Continued: 14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? Acrylics. A lot of the novelty yarns. 15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s? Aran, fair isle. 16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit? Sweaters. 17. What are you knitting right now? My list of...

Secret Pal Five

I’ve never participated in one of these Secret Pal things and it just sounded fun. So here’s the questionnaire we’re supposed to post/answer: 1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer higher quality and/or natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion...

Scuba Show, breadmaking, Level 1 TKGA

The Scuba Show was good — Dave and I whipped through it quickly but I did get to see some old friends from the LA County Advanced Diver Program. I also confused the hell out of a lot of people who’d been speakers from our class last year — “Hi!...

Library Additions

Yep, been working all week….scarcity of postings! My mom gets to visit me for a few days in June….I’ll get an in-progress critique of Mom’s Angora — trust me, there’s no way I’ll be able to not show her (my issues, not hers!)....

Sedona, Angora and Tagged

The girl’s trip to Sedona was fabulous. I’m planning an IgoUgo write-up (I go by StephCat). I started Mom’s Angora on the flight to Phoenix. No problems getting through security with my bamboo circulars. The yarn is Anny Blatt 70% angora, 30% wool in...

Are You a Brave Knitter?

I’ve been thinking on this because of some interactions w/ friends. I think I’m a brave (or foolhardy!) knitter, in that I push myself to try new techniques/projects, very likely beyond my capabilities, but I’m willing to learn and try. (Please note...