max and ken, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Max had requested handknit gloves from me and since he is moving to Indiana, and he’s probably going to need them this winter, I decided to get started on a pair. Inspired once again by BT who referred to the free pattern Ken, I cast on without a [...]

back to square one, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Well the heatwave is over folks. It actually rained this morning – hard! The good news is that the chillier weather brings with it cooler temps and inspires me to finish projects and continue long forgotten ones such as the mitered square blanket you see pictured above. [...]

Socks for Annie, originally uploaded by alicethelma. I realized that I never shot a photo of the completed March socks (I’m way behind on socks, aren’t I?). The socks were gifted to my dear friend Annie on the occasion of her 70th birthday. Yes, 70! Can you believe it? I can’t. We celebrated on April [...]

Drawing 051008, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Back to knitting topics shortly. Hang in there!

Union Station, Portland, Oregon, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Patricia and I went out the other night to shoot some P-town landmarks at night and I have to confess, I had a good time. The evening was warm and (most importantly) dry. The lighting at Union Station reminded me of an Edward Hopper painting. I can’t [...]

Drawing 050308, originally uploaded by alicethelma. I guess I forgot to tell you guys that I’ve been taking drawing classes at the Drawing Studio in Portland. Great fun. Intersting class. Phil has a unique method and he often just reads us quotes from Picasso and other artists while we work. Or he’ll rant about Bush. [...]

May Yarn stash, originally uploaded by alicethelma. Well it’s the first of May reminding me that I should could be starting my May Socks but alas! I seem to have stalled on the April pair. Here’s a sneak peak of the intended sock yarn from the stash. Simply lovely isn’t it? Here are the kids [...]