By admin on Nov 28, 2009 in blanket, california, knitting, knitting pattern, mason dixon knitting, photography | 3 Comments
When I finally overcame my block about the edge for the log cabin blanket, it actually went very fast. I’m very pleased. Instead of working in the round, I knit each edge separately and sewed them at the corners. Easy peasy! Why did I think it would be so difficult? I threw it around Max [...]
By admin on Nov 26, 2009 in hat, knit, knitting, max | 2 Comments
I’ve been completely obsessed with hats recently churning them out at the rate of one every few days. This is my kind of project requiring absolutely no sewing except for weaving in the ends. Fantastic! So quick and easy but I have to work on not making them quite so BIG! Max is modeling the [...]
By admin on Nov 24, 2009 in alice, max | 1 Comment
I’ve got family in town this week for the holiday, namely Max and Nell (pictured above at the Caffe Trieste in North Beach), and we’ve been running around the SF Bay Area taking in the sites. Today we were at the California Academy of Sciences (along with Alice and Liz) which I haven’t seen since [...]
By admin on Nov 17, 2009 in alice, hat, knit, knitting, knitting pattern | 7 Comments
Alice recently requested a south-american-andes style ear flap hat – a style that is all the rage right now. You know…the ski hats with the long braids down the sides and colorful stitch patterns made with thick, bulky wool (and are usually lined with fleece). So with my usual zeal I immediately concentrated all my [...]
By admin on Nov 10, 2009 in california, knit, knitting, merino wool | 1 Comment
Working two jobs with the possibility of a credential program on the horizon, leaves precious little time for knitting. This blog post will hopefully reassure you that I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth. Not yet anyway. I knit the “Noro” scarf above using Mochi Plus instead of Noro and it was such [...]
By admin on Nov 3, 2009 in portland oregon | 4 Comments
This blog is two years old today and I’m celebrating quietly. I still enjoy it as much, if not more than the first day I started. My rules are simple: to blog at least once a week and to not stray too far from knitting. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for reading.
By admin on Nov 1, 2009 in blanket, knitting, knitting pattern | 0 Comments
My friend, Kimberly, and I are starting a new knitting group on Wednesday nights and you’re all invited to join. The group will start up this coming Wednesday, 11/4/2009, at 6pm. The location is Peet’s Coffee & Tea in beautiful Pinole Valley. Come on down and join us. I seriously need a gathering like this [...]
