Well, I started off this year all full of good intentions and big plans, which have somewhat predictably come crashing down around me. So here’s everything I began 2019 trying to do: Exercise more Lose weight via calorie counting Journal my daily activities Journal my knitting activities Knit like the wind and make myself an… Continue reading Paved with Good Intentions
Last week’s creativity lesson was about the value of limitations. There was a lot to it, but basically it was about how having structure and limits around what you are going to do can be valuable in a number of ways. Among other benefits, it helps you focus and also forces you to play with… Continue reading Within Limits
Dolores’ gansey is done! It turned out pretty well, and I learned some things that will help me in making my own gansey. Dolores is happy to have such a fashionable and warm item for any nautical jaunts she may be taking. 😉 So all in all, I’m very happy with this project!
Well for a Saturday, this was a crazy busy one. As I may have mentioned, we are doing a big purge of our house and then organizing what is left. This is nowhere near as quick as the Marie Kondo show out now makes it look 🙂 I did actually know that, because we do… Continue reading Crazy Busy Day
I wrote last month that I started my study of ganseys by working through a sample, based on the steps in Beth Brown-Reinsel’s book, and also that I was altering it a bit to fit Dolores. Well, I finally got a little time this week to make a bit more progress. I’m almost done with… Continue reading Dolores’ Gansey
Quite A Yarn 