Earlier this year I received 5 balls of Lion Cashmere for which I am very grateful but I didn’t know what to make with such small amounts. Each ball contains a mere 92 yards of 100% pure cashmere.

Then it struck me as I was strolling through Target recently, saw granny square scarves for the winter [...]

It looks like my computer is going to need a new hard drive (it’s covered) and data recovery has been slow. So what’s a gal to do without her beloved MacBook? There is nothing else to do but start a new pair of socks and that is exactly what I did.
Hedera by Cookie A. had [...]

I’m taking a break from knitting today and joining the rest of the blogosphere in paying tribute to Michael Jackson who died earlier. I just gotta say that nothing brings back the 70s for me like the Jackson Five. Enjoy.

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Funny how inspiration strikes at the oddest moments. hah! I decided to start a new blog today that is dedicated soley to the Portland night. I thought it was more appropriate to give the photography its own blog rather than muddle the kntting theme of alice thelma. Rest assured that I am passionate about both [...]

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evergreen high school, originally uploaded by alicethelma.

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opa and alice 1991, originally uploaded by alicethelma.
Today is my father’s 80th birthday. As far as I know, he’s never touched a computer in his life so he probably won’t see [...]

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ez sweater detail, originally uploaded by alicethelma.
In the early 90s I read Knitting Without Tears and discovered the knitting guru Elizabeth Zimmerman. I don’t think I quite got what ez was trying to impart [...]

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it’s only temporary, originally uploaded by alicethelma.
No – not forever. Not yet anyway.
Today Alice left for two weeks in Germany. Hope you have a great time baby. I miss you already.

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Never thought I would say this but…I wish it would rain. There’s a kind of symmetry to the weather here. In about six months, I’ll be wishing for a heat wave. 

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cable hat, originally uploaded by alicethelma.

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