It was either knit or fall asleep. I’m not kidding.

Stripes are everywhere I look these days and especially striped legwear. I couldn’t believe my eyes when a student at the High School I was subbing showed up decked out in tights to match my El Sob socks which, by the way, are coming along swimmingly. BTW I want to mention that I’m using the [...]

I haven’t been able to put this sock down since I started it yesterday. Seriously addicting is an understatement. I was knitting last night at midnight after I got home from seeing this band. Dead tired but I just couldn’t put it down. Although I’ve done Noro stripes before, I had forgotten how absolutely, completely [...]

Got your sewing machine threaded and ready? Ok. Here goes. I’m using 4 pieces of fabric approximately 8″ by 4″ in two different prints – two pieces of each pattern – plus a seven inch zipper. Start with the fabric that will be the outside of the pouch. Remember, the pouch is not reversible but [...]

Today I spent the afternoon with my friends Pat and Mary. I am so grateful for all of my friends and especially these two. During the course of the conversation we discovered we had each had two C-sections (but Mary had the best doctor) and the product of those surgeries, our six children, range in [...]

I rarely sew but I was recently inspired to bust out the old Singer to create some lined zippered pouches similar to one I made a few years ago. I realized I had almost all the material I needed, except the zipper, so why not? The sewing session was actually quite enjoyable and yielded two [...]

During our tour of yarn shops on Saturday, Nancy wore a shawl of her own design, called Miss Jenni and this pattern is now available for FREE on her blog. Isn’t it fabulous? I was honored that Nancy asked me to photograph her modeling the MJS on the side streets of Oakland and we had [...]

My dear friend, the talented knitwear designer, Nancy Ricci recently moved to San Francisco from Portland and I offered to take her on a tour of East Bay Local Yarn Shops – LYS to the uninitiated. Nancy worked at Close Knit in Portland so she appreciates a good LYS. At each shop I also picked [...]

Neruda’s Shrug in Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Worsted. This is just a quickie blog post as I’m about to take off on a tour of East Bay LYS with my dear friend, Nancy Ricci, who just moved to SF from Portland. Have a great day whatever you decide to do.

I had an enjoyable hike with friends last Sunday at the Cataract Trail in Marin County on the Mt. Tam Watershed. Pictured above is my new friend, Aminta, still smiling during the tortuously steep section near the beginning. It’s surprising how remote this area felt being so close to San Francisco. This trail is known [...]