Stash update

Moving along on the Perugino throw. It actually is big enough to be something at this point. Must finish soon so I can work on my other projects! Increased my stash via eBay — got my order from Jannette, as well as a collection of Starmore campion and others...

Too much time online….

Yep, too much time spent online. Tweaking the blog, shopping on eBay, skimming Knitter’s Review, reading other people’s blogs….and reading online mags. I like Knitty a lot. None of the current patterns grab me (except, strangely enough, the...

Stash acquisition

Lazy, lazy weekend. I’ve been puttering around the house, working on the Perugino throw, reading, watching movies, waiting for my back to NOT hurt so I can get my butt moving so I don’t suffer tremendously during the tri which is just 2 months away. AGGGH....

My husband’s SABLE

So I’m reading Stephanie Pearl-McPhee’s book At Knit’s End : Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much and sharing various pithy observations with my husband, including the discussion of SABLEs, and he points out that he has a SABLE, too. (Which means,...

IK Spring 2004

I’ve been trying to complete my collection of Interweave Knits Magazine and was having a heck of a time getting the Spring 2004 issue. I’ve been watching it go for $20+ on eBay since it’s out of print and no longer available from Interweave Press. I...

Perugino Throw

Still working away on the Colinette throw. It’s lovely so far, despite all my mistakes — between all the colors, textures etc the mistakes are easily hidden. I’ve about twice what the photo shows as done. Just heard I won a drawing for a prize for...