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Few Things are More Annoying Than Trying to Cast On While Flying Coach
In just over a week, my mother, my sister and I will be traveling to California together for our first-ever Girls Trip. We have an itinerary all mapped that will take us to various hot spots in Sonoma...
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Lots and lots of spinning and knitting, plus wine
I’m surprised how much spinning and knitting I managed to accomplish on my trip to California. In between hiking, wine tasting, sight-seeing, eating, and more wine tasting I managed to squeeze in...
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Destashing is Good for the Soul
I have a tendency to horde yarn. When I buy yarn, I invest it with possibilities: a story of what it will be someday. It’s hard to give up those stories. So I tell myself a new story. The story of a...
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Designing a Knitworthy Vacation to Ireland
My family has been talking about a trip to Ireland for a few years. Mom and Dad, us grown kids, plus the SOs. I’m in research mode right now, trying to break down very large guide books into much...
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3 Unexpected Mothers Day Fiber Encounters
I wasn’t expecting a fiber-filled Mothers Day visit when we drove to La Crosse today to visit my mother-in-law. But in one four hour visit we encountered three splendid, unrelated displays. No...
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Fickleness, Thy Name is Knitter
I’m in a CLEAN ALL THE THINGS phase at home. Organize, organize. Sweep, vacuum, dust, cough. I’m de-cluttering as fiercely and quickly as my husband will permit. Out go the old snow boots, too small by...
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Knitting with no particular plan in mind
There’s something very freeing about not know what color is going to come next. I’m knitting a Lamina Wrap and I decided to do it using two magic balls. The first magic ball I purchased at the ZK...
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Spinners love to share their tools
My little Akerworks spindle is my favorite travel spindle. It fits into my purse easily. And because it’s made out of carbon fiber and plastic, it’s pretty hard to destroy. I’ve been carrying it around...
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Succumbing to KAL Peer Pressure
I’m attending the January Thaw retreat in 2017 and I’m struggling with retreat KAL peer pressure. The KAL is to knit one of Laura Aylor’s patterns using Sun Valley Fibers Yarn (the host of the event)....
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I’m thinking about #NAKNISWEMO2016 already
I’m one of those people who gets annoyed at seeing Christmas decorations come out right after Halloween. I like my holidays low key and in discrete, small chunks. But uncharacteristically, I’m getting...
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