Life is hectic, there is no doubt, as I’m sure it is for you too. I logged into WP and found over 180 comments waiting to be plowed through…mostly spam.
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At least I have some new Misti Alpaca in a soft spring color to drool over. This will become the Neruda Shrug soon. If I ever [...]

Progress on Sleepy Hollow has been swift. See for yourself.

The back of the sock appears to have a “seam” which must be compensating for the stitch pattern in different sizes. I opted to make the socks in size 7/8 even though I normally wear a size 9/10 because of my propensity to knit in the [...]

So far this year, in just January and February, I have managed to finish six pairs of socks…albeit *baby* socks. The other orange pair has been given to Baby Reece and the other purple pair were not ribbed (a mistake on my part) and therefore not photographed with the group above.
I decided it is now [...]

I spent last Sunday at Limantour Beach, a beach I have wanted to check out ever since I heard about it some six months ago. Jackie and Matt came with. During the afternoon I managed to put the finishing touches on the second sock of the colorful pair I was working on during the Super [...]

I finally spent the last of my gift certificate to Webs which I earned for participating in the SPYN project a few months ago. Feast your eyes on the lovely Misti Alpaca Pima Silk Hand Paint (color: Four Elements). So bright and colorful for these dreary winter days, no? This had been intended for the [...]

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Knitting baby socks have been a kind of salvation for me lately. I have managed to finish three pairs in the month of January alone (two pair of these). I have accomplished what I never thought I could way back in 1981: knitting an entire sock from memory – no pattern. The purple socks pictured [...]

Sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly but it will always materialize if we work for it.
I actually unearthed the Liesel Scarf which I had started almost exactly one year ago. According to Ravelry records, it began life on Jan. 27, 2009. Weird, huh? It was so easy and natural getting back to this pattern [...]

As I was thinking about what to knit for two sets of expectant parents at my work (I work with the Dads) the idea to knit miniature socks suddenly popped into my head.
This is my first pair of socks for 2010 and my first completed project for 2010. I am SO proud of myself for [...]

Last Sunday, my sister Liz and I took Dad (aka “Opa”) along with super-boyfriend Kerb to the town of Bolinas on the Northern California coast. I received a tip from someone in Portland who had recently visited and she recommended this place highly. It’s an amazing locale and you really should visit if you ever [...]