I’ve been asked to participate in a Blog Tour for a newly-released book called “Knit So Fine”, jointly authored by three great designers who are great people, too–Lisa R. Myers, Laura Grutzeck, and Carol Sulcoski. Lisa is the owner of Rosie’s Yarn Cellar in Philly as well as Fairmount Fibers, the US distributor for […]
The sock, she is finished
with details to follow, as it’s damp blocking right now. It’s still lovely, but it’s still a single gal for now. More soon……….
Yes, I’m knitting garments and things other than socks right now, but……..the last couple days have been consumed by sock knitting. YES! I love a good sock pattern and nothing says “quick knit” to me like a sock, as they’re typically pretty instant gratification on my needles. And of course, I get […]
no, seriously………has anyone out there developed a way of either adding more hours to a day or an additional day to the week (preferably weekend days?). This has GOT to be in progress at some company’s R&D labs, somewhere.
Thursdays are our day off (meaning Matt and I), yet the first thing he had to […]
Today (well, Wednesday) was a long day–we started off with a 9 a.m. appointment with a new-ish to us (we’ve seen her for one previous season), but very capable, sales rep for some major lines that we carry. After going through all but one of her lines for Fall/Winter 2008 (she hasn’t received the […]
I spend the day at home, working on a project that needs to be done in a hurry (knitted it almost to completion, got snagged by not doing a gauge swatch, tore it out and reworked it at the proper gauge), and it’s still not finished and able to be shared with you here. […]
Well, thanks to some straight talk on my part (that was lovingly received and appreciated–THANKS, D!), I received yet another awesome surprise box from a certain someone. First, some back story.
I’ve read her blog for several months now, following her transition from what she previously did to her new avocation–hand dyeing. I was […]
If you’re not here at the shop today, Saturday the 17th, you’re truly missing out. We have Robin Page, of Pagewood Farm, in the shop today
She’s conducting in-store spinning demonstrations on how to make the most beautiful novelty yarns, how to spin her fibers, how to use her little bags of color and texture […]