Call for Knitting Groups

This just in from the folks at Knitty Gritty: CALL FOR KNITTERS – 1/07 Screen Door Entertainment’s TV show Knitty Gritty is looking for uniqueknitting groups, individuals, or events to profile in an upcoming one-hourspecial for the DIY Network. We

On Travel

Travel Slippers Originally uploaded by plainsight. I love flying. Last night, I had a five-hour flight, and after 2 hours, I had knitted my way through all the UFOs I brought with me, and I didn’t feel like starting something

Tasty Diner with Kim and Shannon

Tasty Diner with Kim and Shannon Originally uploaded by plainsight. This fall when Kim and Shannon came to town for their book tour, Shannon snapped a few pictures. She just sent this one to me. p.s. Shannon was on HGTV

Sneak Peek

project preview Originally uploaded by plainsight. This fall I completed a project for Amy Swenson’s felting book that was a labor of love–a toddler’s felted varisty jacket. It took a very long time to complete, but I loved it. Just

Yarn Place Yarns

I received some lace-weight yarn to review this summer at TNNA, and since my friend and fellow blogger, Hannah, is much more of a lacemaker than I am, she graciously agreed to try out the yarn and write the review!

Not so random acts of kindness

Last month we had a lot of work done on my car–an almost 7-year old VW Passat with 80,000 miles on it. The work was expected, but expensive, and our repair-guy, Johnny at Takoma Auto Clinic, was friendly and fair