Ocean Blue

I love knits with meaningful associations or a good story and I sense that this knit will quickly become an old favorite for this as much as for it’s wear-ability. I love this knit for so many reasons. For the yarn, with it’s memories of the last MDSW I attended, driving up with a dear [...]

Itchy Feet p.2

I haven’t met too many people in real life that I’ve corresponded with online. I’m shy by nature and have to work hard to get myself out of my shell. I love people and need human interaction, but you also scare me sometimes, particularly in numbers. I am not so good with crowds or social [...]

Discounderworld & Why I love the internets

Disco Screenshot! Photo by Bianca Gonzalez Because somehow I’m doing creative things that I simply wouldn’t be doing if I hadn’t discovered the online knitting community, and if Tad hadn’t encouraged me to start a blog of my own. Because of the amazing friends in different states and countries that I’ve made and never would [...]

What do you value in a yarn store? (opinions, please)

I have a friend who is thinking seriously about setting up a yarn shop locally and is doing her initial research and putting out feelers to see how feasible it may be, and having had conversations with some store owners who are doing ok even in the current economy, it seems like under the right [...]

Sweet Caroline – Finally

I know, I know! This was supposed to be finished ages ago. (We are birthday twins after all – Did I tell you that already? Making for one of the coolest birthday memories ever.) The only way I could feel worse about that is if my fears are realized and little Caroline has grown out [...]

Handmade

I had written this disjointed and rambling post about thoughtful purchasing and consumer guilt, loosely connected with the holidays…. You know what? Scrap that. It’s on my brain a lot, I know it’s on many of yours a lot. No matter how much I overthink or try to justify this item – the bottom line [...]