September

Phew! Yesterday was the last day of September. This is normally a pretty quiet time around here, but this year? What a whirlwind! Since posting has been a little sparse except for raffle updates, I thought I’d post a few pictures and notes to document this month that has just passed. Finished Sweet Caroline’s sweater, [...]

The thing is…

I think that Summer Sky needs a re-knit. Or a test-knitter at the very least. Maybe both. I was really pleased with the original sweater.  But the written pattern was backed into based on that sweater, which was just a top-down, knit-till-it-fits kind of thing. And the sizing was based off that and basic raglan [...]

Unexpected

But very much appreciated: Shawl of the Week: Chrysalis What a nice write up Meg, thank you! I’ve been glowing for days.

Summer Sky Pattern Availability

**Edited to update – The draft version PDF is now available** As most of you know by this time, MagKnits is no more. Enough opinions have been shared on the subject so I’ll refrain from giving mine here, except to say that despite any difficulties MagKnits gave me a chance and published my first design, [...]

P.S. Mitts!

I’m very pleased, and so excited to say that my P.S. Mitts pattern is now available through The Sanguine Gryphon’s Etsy Shop! **3/17/2008 – Edited to update pattern link above to Gryphon’s front page on Etsy – my apologies for the link to the sold out listing!! This one should work much better – Thank [...]

Sylvia

Everyone, meet Sylvia! Sylvia, this is…… Everyone! She was a bit of an impulse – the need for a body double coupled with the not-flattering thought of myself wrapped in duct tape, added to a good buy equals a new friend for me! Sylvia was so dubbed by her former owner’s spouse -so Sylvia she [...]