Saturday, April 27, 2019 is so close. Do you have your patterns ready? Or will you purchase them along with your yarn tomorrow? Local Yarn Store Day has so many ways to participate. Here are links to my Local Yarn Stores, I will be visiting both of them. 3 Kittens Needle Arts in Mendota Heights… Read More Local Yarn Store Day
Once again, it is winter, it is -25 degrees air temp outside, and once again I am blessed to be inside my sisters fabulous cabin in the woods. Last year I was in the cabin with my sister and her dog Guinness. I like Guinness, but he ate my mitten. Read about it here. This… Read More New Mittens
I am so excited to start my next project. It is not felt clogs. It is actually my first official KAL (knit a long). The pattern is the Labadee Cowl by Patty Lyons. I think this must be Patty. The pattern is not rated beginner, intermediate or advanced. It does start with an I-cord cast… Read More Finishing Fiber Trends Felt Clogs Fast
My latest podcast discovery is #amwriting and I love it. Jess and KJ host this podcast to share all aspects of writing, the most important of which is part of the tag line, “…and keep your butt in the chair.” KJ and Jess inspire me to do just that. I even won NaNoWriMo in November… Read More Podcast Crushing On #amwriting
A few weeks ago, 2 of our daughters joined us for a production of The Haunting Of Hill House. It was amazing to see the production being performed inside the Jame J Hill House. The book and the JJ Hill house are not at all related. And from what I hear, the new Netflix series… Read More The Haunting Of Hill House and NaNoWriMo
I just received this email in my box this morning. Follow this link if you truly want to Get Registered! And this message reminded me that entering Flora the elephant in pieces is probably not going to earn a ribbon. Here is Flora on Friday morning. Along with the breakfast my sweet husband made for… Read More Last Chance For The Minnesota State Fair Creative Arts 2018
I have finished my first elephant! When I started looking for a pattern for this yarn, I found Little Cotton Rabbits. The website was started by a woman who knits and shares her story of being a mom with an autistic son. Because this 14 page pattern looked a bit daunting I did not want to… Read More Flora’s Prototype Has Arrived
This morning I woke up inside a snow globe. It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas! The 4 children scattered across various cities and states will be making their way home for Christmas in the next few weeks. And the lonely only, kid number 5, is thrilled to have her siblings back for… Read More Back To Knitting
A yarn tip learned at the Yarnery in St. Paul, Minnesota…and thank you!… Read More A Great Tip For Wool Yarn
Thank you MW for the great stash donation.… Read More Sharing The Stash
Kid #4 starts to knit!… Read More Sharing The Craft Of Knitting
…inspired by traditional Latvian mittens…… Read More My First Free Form Mittens
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