So I have been knitting on this shawl, which if you have read any previous posts you have probably already seen, for what seems like forever. But is really since mid-April, which is long enough. True, I have also been working on another shawl and a series of afghan blocks at the same time, but… Continue reading The Neverending Shawl
Not much exciting or new right now in my world of knitting. I decided to focus on one of my two inordinately-long-running projects so I can get them done and move on with my life. So I held off on last week’s Geek Along project, but will catch up with them shortly. I worked all… Continue reading Weekend WIP
Knitting (or really any kind of crafting) in public seems, for some reason, to be somewhat problematic. In spite of being a relatively harmless activity, crafting in public seems to bother people. Not everyone, obviously, but enough so that there are whole conversation threads on Ravelry about issues people have had knitting in public. I’m… Continue reading PDK (Public Displays of Knitting)
*WIP = Works In Progress As I keep complaining, I have a few projects going on right now. For those of you following along from home, here’s how they’re going… Geek Along afghan squares Coming along pretty nicely! These blocks represent, in the upper row, Saturn Girl and Guardian, (I know – I’ve never heard… Continue reading WIP Wednesday!
Tourist season is upon us here in Alaska! This is the season when cruise ships begin appearing in our ports, and visitors come and go via plane, train and automobile. Although winter is pretty too, summer is pretty darn glorious here in the last frontier. So what better time to come and see all there… Continue reading A Guide to AK Yarn Shops for Visitors
This past week I went to Seward, AK for work, and managed to squeeze in a visit to one of my favorite yarn shops in AK – A Flyin’ Skein! This is a pretty good yarn shop – certainly pretty amazing for being in a small town – with great stock and a friendly proprietress.… Continue reading A Flyin’ Skein in Seward, AK
Today’s post (text and photos) is from guest blogger Katy! She is known as @kpknitty on Instagram. She is a brilliant knitter and all-around great person 🙂 As a knitter of 10 years and new hand spinner, I decided it was the perfect time to pay my first visit to the annual Maryland Sheep and… Continue reading 44th Annual Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival – Guest Post!
Well, since I last wrote, I’ve been making decent progress on all three fronts – nothing dramatic, but all is going well. Which, from a blogging perspective is a little frustrating 🙂 But from a “getting things done” perspective, it’s good news. So here’s what I have unexcitingly been up to in the past week.… Continue reading Drifting Along
I’m not a flowery person. In summer we plant some flowers at strategic locations around our yard and so on, but other than that – not flowery. I don’t have clothes with flowers on them, I don’t have jewelry with flowers on them, I don’t have much by way of decor items with flowers. So… Continue reading Short Shrift
Quite A Yarn 