The Hook and I

Brandon Mably teaching Magic Balls class Originally uploaded by plainsight

Today I took a color theory class with Brandon Mably. Brandon is part of Kaffe Fasset’s design team and a great designer and author in his own right.

In the beginning of the class, Brandon asked us to pool all our yarn and . . . → Read More: Magic Balls

IMG00033.jpgOriginally uploaded by plainsight

We saw this little guy on the way to the opening day of The National Needle Arts (TNNA) conference which is happening this weekend in Long Beach, CA.

I’ve been getting energized by all the yarn and great folks here and have lots of new ideas for designs and projects.

The . . . → Read More: James was only a snail…

I’m in San Francisco for a couple of days staying with my brother and his family and seeing my niece Solveig for the first time. Here she’s wearing the sweater I made for her on the plane–it’s a modular pullover made from Malabrigo Chunky –just two balls!

Solveig loves to roll around on the floor–she rolls until . . . → Read More: Flying Time

Krum KakkeOriginally uploaded by plainsight

Here’s the first of a few posts wrapping up our recent trip home for the holidays–It was lovely and relaxed and there was lots of time for knitting and crafting and cooking.

Here my dad and I are making Krum Kakke, a traditional Norwegian cookie that’s like a . . . → Read More: Krum Kakke