Yes, I am one of those! I knit and sew for my dogs. Before 2009, I would not have dreamed of taking the time to do something like this. But then I adopted a five-year-old Toy Poodle I named Sophia and fell into the abyss of fashionable dogs. It's a life style. For Lynnie's first [...]
I knitted a quick project in my ROMC (Rows of Many Colors) technique last week. This was a surprise gift for one of my dearest and closest friends. The last time I wrote about ROMC was October 29th, 2020 which was about a long cardigan. That was a very long and involved project. My ROMC scarfs are [...]
Hi Everyone, This is a spontaneous and unplanned post. I participate in a newly discovered challenge (on my part) that is spearheaded Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks, Kim of Fierce Fashion, and Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey. Twice a month they they take turns picking a work of art or a piece of [...]
Packing for our big adventure to the Grand Canyon was a challenge. In retrospect, both Michael and I took too much. For myself, I wanted things that would take me from the Grand Canyon’s cooler North Rim to the warmer South Rim. On Southwest Airlines, we have one checked bag each which meant that I [...]
My Beast-The final knitted on band balances the counterpane squares with a nice vertical look I have just finished a new jacket that I have christened “The Beast”. I designed it using ideas that I teach in my knitting class, “Take The Pain Out Of Counterpane.” If you are not familiar with counterpane, here [...]
I decided that after 25 years in knitting, it was time to knit gloves and knit them for my kid. Step one was to trace a hand and take all the appropriate measurements that are needed for a fitted glove. I then turned to two of my tried and true resources. My two books [...]
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