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Author: Amy O'Neill Houck

Teaching Grannies

On Wednesdays at the Net Loft there’s a Knitter’s Night Out, and in the summertime, often the store offers a mini-class you can choose to take. A couple of weeks ago it was a pretty lace washcloth with a lavender

Amy O'Neill Houck July 29, 2009July 29, 2009 6 Comments Read more

Warped.

July has been a crazy month. We’ve had a fabulous time entertaining visitors–two families, friends from Maryland, visited us–and we finally had excuses to do some of the fabulous nearby sightseeing that’s all around us. Like exploring the beaches at

Amy O'Neill Houck July 26, 2009July 27, 2009 10 Comments Read more

Happy Independence Day!

Taken on Tuesday at Haystack Trail outside of Cordova. This guy sat very patiently and posed for a long time. I hope you have a great day! There’s lots of good stuff planned here like a pie cook-off and a

Amy O'Neill Houck July 4, 2009July 3, 2009 2 Comments Read more

And the winner is…

Congratulations commenter Minh! You’re the winner of the Spud and Chloë yarn and and pattern contest! Thank you so much to everyone who commented and entered. I’ll be in touch by e-mail to let you know the details of how

Amy O'Neill Houck July 2, 2009July 2, 2009 2 Comments Read more

Past and Present, with hat

Back in February we took the kids to Anchorage for the weekend. It happened to be Valentine’s day weekend, and we had a nice time going to movies (Coraline for Selma and Me, I can’t remember what the guys saw)

Amy O'Neill Houck June 29, 2009June 29, 2009 7 Comments Read more

Local Flavor

I’ve had a great time the last few days hanging out at my LYS, The Net Loft, and helping move yarn around. It’s inspiring to just be surrounded by yarn even if all you’re doing is taking it off of

Amy O'Neill Houck June 25, 2009 6 Comments Read more

Spud and Chloë: A new pattern and a contest

We’re back from our month-long trip. We arrived Saturday and I’m slowly emerging from a fog of jetlag. In the last week, I was on planes 5 out of 7 days. Airports are crazy places. We’re so glad to be

Amy O'Neill Houck June 23, 2009June 23, 2009 83 Comments Read more

Knitting in the Sun-Guest Post by Author Kristi Porter

Kristi Porter, designer and technical editor extraordinaire (who also happens to be a member of our Stitch Cooperative), is the author of the new book Knitting in the Sun, which, the last time I checked was #1 in knitting books

Amy O'Neill Houck June 22, 2009 3 Comments Read more

In Travel Limbo

I’m in travel limbo. I got back from a week-long trip on Sunday, and we leave tomorrow for a month. I feel like I’m moving stuff from one suitcase to another. But really, there’s a lot more to it than

Amy O'Neill Houck May 20, 2009May 20, 2009 6 Comments Read more

And the projects get tinier and tinier…

Is it spring that’s giving me the attention span of a gnat? I’m not sure, but luckily, I’ve been finding projects to match. Rachel over at CraftZine posted a link yesterday to Kootoyoo‘s blog-where Kirsty shows a very pretty granny

Amy O'Neill Houck May 8, 2009May 8, 2009 5 Comments Read more
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