Knitting on the Rogue River

Wouldn’t you know it! Tomorrow is when we’re leaving for Stitches and there’s a white-out on the pass! Wish me luck. I-5 web cams If you go here you can click on the different cameras along I-5. The cameras from Ashland south into California are of the pass I have to drive over. Now I [...]

Me and the three youngest.My oldest son, on the left, has enlisted in the army and leaves on Tuesday for boot camp. Doesn’t he look too young? Every mother out there knows what I’m feeling now. They grow up too fast and make decisions that you would have never made for them. Peter, the kids, [...]

Came across this wonderful poem about socks by Pablo Neruda. My husband feels the same about the socks I knit for him. ;D And, if you love color knitting habetrot has another article about the Latvian mittens knit for the 2006 NATO Summit by the people of Latvia. Don’t forget to follow her links for [...]

This is the end of the Spin to Knit Swap. It would be fun to see what everyone received from the swap and to see what was done with the yarn we all received. Here’s what my secret pal sent for round one, 91 yards of two ply linen. It’s enough to do a washcloth [...]

Merike Saarniit – Stitches West 2006 Stitches West is fast approaching. I’ll be going with Denise and hooking up with the ladies from the yarn shop where I teach. We’re all staying at a much cheaper motel about 4 miles from the action. Since we will only be sleeping and showering there and spending most [...]

Here are a couple of samples I knit with the black corriedale and some BFL from another project. Now I want to knit something using these two yarns and this technique at a smaller weight than I have spun up. *Massive sigh* But no, I must use self control and finish the sweater for hubby [...]

I think I’ve finally spun enough of the BFL for this project. There’s still ~200 grams of dyed roving to spin but I’m hoping to spin that for another project. This is the first time I’ve measured and weighed everything before dyeing and spinning. All of the skeins of BFL weigh between 100-105 grams. The [...]

Project Spectrum started today. The colors for February and March are blue, white, & gray.