I spent most of yesterday working on short row heels and while I would like to say that I came away with three perfectly formed heels, I only have one to show for a hard day’s work. Crazy perfectionist in me was ripping out heels at close to midnight – way too late to be [...]

The sun came out at Ikea, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Don’t blink or you might miss it.

Cobblestone Sleeve, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Being the eager beaver that I am, I cast on a sleeve of the Cobblestone sweater on a whim the other day. I thought I had enough of this yarn (Swish/Squirrel Heather) in my stash to make Max another Cobblestone sweater. Well I don’t. I thought I had about [...]

Today I feel compelled to turn away from knitting (only momentarily I assure you) to tell you a little story about my breast. Back in January I had a mammogram as I do every January. About a week later they called and said they wanted to take another, closer look at the left breast. They [...]

Close Knit Yarn Shop, originally uploaded by alicethelma. I am just returned from Portland and visiting my favorite yarn shop, Close Knit. What makes this place special is not the the awesome selection of fine yarn although the store is literally bursting at the seams, with skeins exploding from every nook and cranny. And it’s [...]

Pink again, originally uploaded by alicethelma. I had a long-ish post prepared which described all my projects that are currently in progress but I just scrapped it in favor of my favorite color. What can I say? This photo turned me on the way pink always does. Suffice it to say that I’m in an [...]

vintage fabric, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Occasionally. Not very often but occasionally I like to sew. I have known how to sew longer than I have known how to knit but sewing really brings out the obsessive-compulsive perfectionist in me. Needless to say, I don’t do it very often. Occasionally. Well I have committed myself [...]

kodie, originally uploaded by alicethelma. The previously mentioned photo shoot came together just this morning and I want to thank Kodie for getting her pink self all dolled up to model my monkey socks – the February sock of the month selection. Now it’s on to the March socks which I haven’t even started yet [...]