by StephCat | Sep 10, 2010 | Knitting
Dave’s first day of the new school year is today. No students today, just teacher/department/etc meetings, but he went in at his normal time (rode his bike to work! 20+ miles one way). What with budget cuts, there wasn’t any summer school to teach,...
by StephCat | Sep 7, 2010 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Scottish Highland Knits by Sarah Dallas, Wendy Baker and Catherine Tough, Trafalgar Square Books, 2007, 96 pp. If nothing else, Rowan produces really, really pretty books. The photography is gorgeous (though not all pics show the garment as clearly as...
by StephCat | Sep 1, 2010 | Knitting, Travel
On the Thursday of our visit to Austin, I visited Sustainable Fibers in Elgin, TX. I brought my mom along — she’d never visited a mill before, and we were planning on going to lunch afterwards. We had a lovely time! I’ve visited small mills...
by StephCat | Aug 29, 2010 | Knitting
One thing about being self employed is that you set your own hours & days. As a relief vet, of course, if I take a job at a clinic, the hours I’m there are dictated by their needs. As a tech editor, I work on jobs as I have them, regardless of the day of...
by StephCat | Aug 26, 2010 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Knitting 24/7: 30 Projects to Knit, Wear, and Enjoy, On the Go and Around the Clock by Veronik Avery, STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book, 2010, 128 pp. I always look forward to seeing new patterns from Veronik Avery. I know they’re going to be well written, with...
by StephCat | Aug 25, 2010 | Knitting
Today Rosemary and I joined members of the local SnB on a knitting cruise around Alamitos Bay. Basically, we had a lovely couple hours toodling around the bay in one of the ‘party boats’, knitting and snacking on all the goodies everyone brought (Rosemary...
