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Heres a brief glimpse of two recently-completed squares: Noro Kureyon, Color 254 Noro Kureyon, Color 240 For more details, visit the Ravelry page for this project: Lizard Ridge on Ravelry And for the...
It was obviously too easy to forget about this hibernating project, but this week, I finally dragged it out of two years of hibernation and cast on and off (the square in the photo above) in less tha...
It's been a "count my blessings" kind of week. I was going to blog about having a rough week, but my perspective was shifted several times throughout my little ordeals and I realized that it's imposs...
Today's topic is "One Great Knitter" - Write about a knitter whose work (whether because of project choice, photography, styling, scale of projects, stash, etc) you enjoy. It's so difficult to restri...
Details are the same as the previous Anne, except for yarn choice [View Ravelry public page] Kim, of Chronic Ennui, crocheted a lovely cream-colored wool version of this scarf, so I was compelled upo...
Today's topic for Knitting and Crochet Blog Week is "An Inspirational Pattern" -- something we aspire to knit or a pattern that inspires us. For me - this is easy to answer. I'm completely inspired b...
It's been a while since I've shared how I started knitting, so
Thank you for your suggestions and feedback about my blog sidebar! I agreed with most of the criticisms and am in the process of making a few changes -- see? ----> I really appreciate your taking the...
We have a winner! Commenter Carol is the winner of the Knit Picks Shadow lace weight yarn. Congratulations, Carol! Stay tuned for next week's Malabrigo lace giveaway in a coveted colorway.
It's been a while since I've had a giveaway, and I have a few in the works! When I was asked to submit a pattern to Knit Picks for their Independent Designer Program, I had the opportunity to work wi...
Occasionally, there are those days when, if you're really tense and anxious, picking up knitting needles might not be a good idea. But crochet? That's altogether a different thing . . . you can chann...
I really didn't have a reason to knit this little baby top (and let me tell you -- my knitting so many baby things has raised a few eyebrows around here lately)! There are no impending births in my f...
Pattern: Lucy, Two Old Bags This has long been one of the most popular felted bag patterns at the shop and although several friends of mine had knit them over the years, I wasn't especially inspired ...
Happy Spring! It's been gorgeous here in SE Texas and everything is starting to bloom. I love seeing the fat little robins every morning and everything is looking so fresh and green. I can finally sh...
It seems that we've started an informal tradition at Twisted Yarns for co-workers who become first-time grandmothers - a blanket or afghan for which we all knit a square or two, seam it together, and...
Earlier this week, my sister Jerri launched her L.A.-based blog and channelzine: Stylespotting.com. Jerri's always had a gift for nailing trends and pop culture -- the zeitgeist -- or "spirit of the ...
[Ravelry] I knit this in 2008, inspired by the awesome green Malabrigo Lace that I purchased from Stephanie at Spritely Goods. I have an inexplicable weakness for the laceweight version of Malabrigo ...
Last month I wrote about a package of memorabilia that my sister sent me. In it were documents from my Uncle Michio that he had sent to my mother sometime in the mid- to late-80's and included a tran...
UPS delivered three boxes from my sister yesterday. One of the boxes had some amazing photos I'd never seen before. The photo of me was taken in Torrance or perhaps San Bernardino, sometime in 1965. ...
Here's photographic proof that I'm still knitting. I'm completely absorbed in this and another special project (or two) and will be back to share more about it all very soon. I've been nurturing some...
Inspired by this and this, I made this: Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very forei...
[Ravelry] When I finished the first Ripple blanket in July, my sister mentioned that she wanted one in pink and brown, so I made plans to start one for her in the Fall. I fully expected to finish in ...
You may be right I may be crazy But it just might be a lunatic you're looking for Turn out the light Don't try to save me You may be wrong for all I know But you may be right (Lyrics, Billy Joel, You...
1. Knitting a sock monkey 2. Achieving some personal goals 3. Learning how to crochet* Since getting some new books, I'm tempted to experiment with crocheting some garments first: Crochet Adorned, by...
[Ravelry] [Flickr] Yarn: Noro Retro Pattern: V-Neck Shell in Knitting Noro: The Magic of Knitting with Hand-dyed Yarns, by Jane Ellison I've been wanting to knit a vest forever -- specifically, a rib...
Last year's wishes were fulfilled and that's what I chose to recall as 2009 slipped away with very little fanfare. My personal wishes for 2010 Possibility Participation Process Productivity Profitabi...
Happy Holidays to all my loyal readers and friends! We're anticipating all the festivities here and have plans for some new traditions. I hope it all comes together. We had an ornament exchange at th...
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