In new and exciting news one of my free designs Chunky Cable Wrist Warmers, has been accepted for the 2010 Knitting Pattern-a-Day Calendar. Look for them on September 10th through September 12th, should you get your own copy. I just received my copy yesterday, and it’s chock full of really nice projects. Check it out… Continue

Through a combination of events such as getting tinnitus and not being able to comfortably listen to the library’s audio books; reluctance to increase the clutter in our house by adding more books; and my inner child’s longing for a Kindle ever since they first came out, last week, I finally seriously considered… Continue

I think just perhaps my knitting funk may be over. I have been making a little progress on my husband’s Log Cabin style blanket and have resumed working on my Dream in Color February Lady Sweater.

I attribute this improvement to actually starting a entirely different project. I wasn’t particularly interested in the others and was starting for force myself to work on them. Take it from my experience, never do that. Knitting should be fun and relaxing’ not work. The project that broke… Continue

As I look back over my life, it seems that I have actually been suffering from a bad case of Just One More. I started to catch on the other day when for the millionth time, I went to lunch or left for home late because I wanted to do just one more thing.

I do that with knitting too. Just one more row. Just one more stitch. Casting on just one more project. Buying just one more set of knitting needles and of course there’s the need to get just one more skein of yarn. (I’m not… Continue

I did some test knitting for knitasaur on Ravelry and recently finished her very cool looking fingerless gloves. It was a lot of fun testing the pattern for her, and rewarding too because I ended up with these...

They were made with KnitPicks Wool of the Andes in Grass. Hmmm.... I may need another pair in… Continue

Since I very sensitive facial skin, I am always on the lookout for new materials that might work for a gentle facial washcloth. Often commercially woven clothes are still a bit too rough. This was really basic. I cast on about 29 stitches, double stranded using KnitPicks Crayon on size 7 needles. Knit back and forth until it looked square, cast off, and wove in ends. Now that I have taken the following photo, I can't wait to try the cloth out tonight.…

As mentioned before, I was thinking about making a water bottle cozy with the left over yarn from the baby blanket. That went okay except I really wanted it to keep the water cold so I made it pretty long. I immediately went about using it and found it too awkward and the bottle slipped a bit.

So I was considering closing up the bottom when inspiration struck and I slipped it on my arm. It turned out that my water bottle cozy made a much much better wrist warmer. Made another one and… Continue

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This started out as a water bottle cozy but field testing found it unsatisfactory for that purpose. However, when I knit a second one, I had a pair of really nice wrist warmers. They should look awesome peeking out of the cuff of my jean jacket. These work up very quickly for some fun instant gratification. Hope you enjoy it. You can find the pattern here.…

I wanted to be on vacation last week but had to settle for this week. Last week the weather was great and you barely needed a jacket. This week is not starting out too good as it is rainy dreary and a mere 44 degrees. On the bright side it’s great knitting weather.

Off the needles today is a baby blanket for my boss’ wife who is expecting a baby boy. It went pretty quick and is called Encore 8 Hour Baby Afghan P274. It was only cast on April 23 and I finished it up this morning. The… Continue