A virtual move and a physical one…

The move to my new domain has prompted me to finally tell you about another much bigger, real move for our family. First, maybe a bit of background. I don’t talk about family stuff that much on the blog, and I’ve realized that the last time I mentioned my husband James’ work was back in 2006 . . . → Read More: A virtual move and a physical one…

Two New Patterns! – Men’s Raglan and Shawl

As promised before the yarn party, I’ve finally put the finishing touches on the patterns for Nhoj’s Raglan–an top-down crocheted men’s sweater, and the Antique Lace Shawl–a triangle lace crocheted shawl worked in one ball (plus oddments for the edging) of Knit One Crochet Too douceur et soie. More pictures for both the shawl and the . . . → Read More: Two New Patterns! – Men’s Raglan and Shawl

Year of the Rat: baby beanie and booties

Crochetroo designed this amazing Year of the Rat hat and booties–I love the rat tail on the top of the hat, and the adorable nose toes for the booties. I’m hoping I hear about a baby I can make these for this . . . → Read More: Year of the Rat: baby beanie and booties

One Step Forward…

I made significant progress on the round yoke last night… If you consider my ripping out 4 hours of crocheting this morning progress. I do, actually, I’ve now got a sound grasp of the concept, As Robyn said, “It’s like crocheting a flat circle but with a hole in the middle.” and I’ve codified it, working . . . → Read More: One Step Forward…

Yarn Party Pictures

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Oh Look! There’s a flickr pool of the yarn party–here’s a shot someone took of my table–you can’t see all the squishy garments I had on display, but there’s Jay in the front trying to play with Andrea Price’s swift. My friends . . . → Read More: Yarn Party Pictures

EZ Quote of the day…

I’ve been flipping through old knitting books looking for inspiration about round yokes, and stumbled upon this gem in Knitting Without Tears:

“Norwegian color pattern knitting and the making of Scottish Argylls have a watery waste between them as deep and wide as the North Sea or German Ocean.”

Last night at about 1:30 a.m. I finished a . . . → Read More: EZ Quote of the day…

Blog Interview

Hi All–a while back Kiba the Diva invited me to be interviewed for her blog, and today she posted the results. Thanks, Kiba!

This picture is not me getting my first taste of yarn as a child . It’s the lucky daughter of The Sanguine Gryphon who’s first exposure to yarn is much more sophisticated than . . . → Read More: Blog Interview

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