Trying To Find The Road Not Taken

Category: Knitting

  • Fetchings. Complete.

    I was on a roll with knitting in 2005-2007 and then I put it down for a while. This year I’ve decided to finish up all those projects that have been bagged and stored for a “later date”. Progress is being made. I started these March 2007 and as of last night I finished them.…

  • Things I Learned From Knitting

    What I Learned From Knitting by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee My review rating: 5 of 5 starsAnother wonderful book from Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. Wonderful tid-bits about knitting, some that make you laugh, others make you contemplate and others you just relate to. If your a knitter, it’s worth picking up a copy and reading. I love the small…

  • Yarn Storage

    A few months ago, I took advantage of the local yarn store’s closing sale. When I got home with my bounty of yarn, I stuffed a few of balls of yarn into a plastic storage bin in my office. Problem was, the bin wasn’t big enough for all of it. This weekend we did a…

  • I’ve got stash!

    As a newer knitter, I didn’t really get this whole concept of stash. As a person on a limited budget and lots of interests, I also decided that a stash is something I’ll try in the future. When I got new that the local yarn store was closing, which I’m really bummed about, I realized…

  • Scarf: Double Moss Stitch

    I’ve been working on this scarf for a while. Well I should better put when I pick up my knitting every few months I do a few more rows of this. I finally loosened my insane grip on the stitches and now can knit faster. Because of that the stitch is becoming apparent. I’m going…

  • Knitting and Pumpkin

    It’s been quite a while since I’ve been attended knitting. Tonight I made it along with Kelly, Kathy, Pam, Fran, Barbara and a new person Lorraine. It was a lot of fun. Kelly picked up Panera and then for a treat Saranac Pumpkin Ale. She watched the WLTV episode on beers too and was interested…

  • Toe-Up Socks at Panera

    Kelly and I got together to knit at Panera. I had tried toe-up socks once before and I did not get how to do short-rowing. We decided to take the challenge together. We’re using Wendy Johnson’s toe-up sock instructions from Knitty. We both got soups and broke out the yarn. Had some hot drinks later…