MDSW Recap

One of my favorite things about my local knitting and spinning guilds are the people that are a part of these groups. I had the opportunity to jump in with a few friends from the spinning guild at the last minute to join them in their trip to MDSW (Thanks again Kathryn, Frith & Heather!) [...]

The SAFF fly-by

Though our trip to SAFF this year (nearly a month ago now, really?!) was not much more than a fly-by, it was graced by a couple brief but great meetings that I wanted to share. Brittany was one of the earliest and most enthusiastic supporters of my 3Day raffle, so when she mentioned that she [...]

A Weekend Away

Tad and I took a much needed break and went the mountains for a long weekend. (A little late on the post, but still, it was terrific!) There was SAFF! Thank you to everyone who stopped me to say hi – it was SO good to meet some of you in person (and to those [...]

Swatching… And SAFF!

I’ve been swatching this week: Splotchy: My first swatch for the Cinderella socks (Pssst! Come join us at the KAL, over here!) – I want to knit these in tweed. I don’t have a good explanation for this want, I just do. I have no suitable tweed in my stash. I tried to “make” tweed. [...]

SAFF Excitement – and FLEECE!

I know, I know, SAFF is months away, but I’m still running off my MDSW high, so I’m thinking a lot about SAFF! It doesn’t hurt that I had a very nice email conversation with Elizabeth – who recommended SAFF and also sent me to JenLa’s SAFF webpage, and then Jen was so nice too. [...]

Sheep & Wool & the meaning of life

From the minute we arrived at the fairgrounds in West Friendship, MD, we felt a sense of belonging. It started with the bumper stickers on the cars (not to mention the incredible number of them) and the general excitement of all the people headed for the entrance. I wasn’t the only one practically skipping, that’s [...]