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 have [...]

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 [...]

Full Life/Full of Life

Or, reasons Twitter seems the only online activity I’ve been able to keep up with lately!
Traveling – NO, MDSW, Boone (no pics, lots of rain, some hiking, exceptionally relaxing), and Ocracoke. All these have made for very happy times, but very full schedules when we have been home. And now we are planning for San [...]

Eeeeeek!

1. Knit     2. Crochet    3. Cut    4. Phew!

A shawl and a remembrance

I pulled out the pins on this lovely over two weeks ago now. Felt sad, took some photos anyway; then folded it carefully and put it aside, intending each day to wrap it carefully and put it in the mail to it’s intended recipient. I’ve been trying to write about this every day since as [...]

AB’s Striped Mittens

Isn’t she incredible?
I had one of the best phone calls ever recently. Amazing what a little knitting can do. I only wish I had a recorder, but it’s on repeat in my brain, for the foreseeable future.
“Thank you for my mit-tens Aun-tie Mel. They’re my FAV-o-rite.” (Her enunciation slays me.)

AB and I picked this yarn [...]