Continuing on with tales from the west! On the second day of our trip we went to Devil’s Tower. On the way, we took a little detour and stopped in Belle Fourche, home to the Geographic Center of the Nation! Except the actual geographic center is 8 miles away in the middle of a field… Continue reading Devil’s Tower and the Center of the Nation
Because I have so many projects in the works now, I decided the only way to make any measurable progress is to focus on one or two at a time and then move on. Because we are 4 weeks away from Halloween, Mostly Ghostly is first in the lineup. The pattern is Fall Favorites Collection… Continue reading Mostly Ghostly
Back to my recent South Dakota trip! On our first day in Rapid City, we went to Mt. Rushmore, and then the Mammoth Site in Hot Spring. Rushmore was really impressive to visit – pictures don’t really do it justice. But here are some of mine anyway 🙂 You start seeing the monument right as… Continue reading Mt. Rushmore and the Mammoth Site
This week I focused on my Mostly Ghostly pullover, my Tonnach cardigan, and a Halloween cowl. Mostly Ghostly is this year’s Halloween sweater that Alissa of Welsh Hills Stitcher and I are doing as a KAL It is a pattern I have made several times and just keep coming back to – Fall Favorites Collection!… Continue reading Weekly WIPs
Earlier this month, DH and I went on a great big road trip to South Dakota and a little bit of Wyoming and Iowa. We took our time getting there, stopping for as many wacky roadside things as I could talk him into. We stopped at the World’s Only Corn Palace in Mitchell, which was… Continue reading South Dakota: There and Back Again
I’ve got 2 new projects cast on since the last time I wrote about my knitting! The first is another version of the Fall Favorites sweater, this one is the Mostly Ghostly version (Ravelry link). Alissa of Welsh Hills Stitcher and I are doing this one as our Halloween KAL. I have made other versions… Continue reading New On the Needles
I finally finished my shark socks! These were started in July to celebrate shark week, and worked on in fits and starts ever since. And now they are done! Very happy with how they turned out! They fit fine and make me smile every time I look at them. What about you? What are you… Continue reading Finally an FO!
Sorry for the long radio silence – there have been a few things going on with me. Last week, DH and I took a wonderful road trip to South Dakota (and a little bit of Wyoming). So much more about that in the next few posts. Also, I started graduate school. I didn’t want to… Continue reading I’m Back!
Finally some progress to report! I’ve really only been working on the 2 sweaters recently. I have a road trip coming up and my shark socks will be perfect for that trip, so those are on the back burner for right now. She Makes Waves (aka the mermaid sweater) (Ravelry link) is swimming right along!… Continue reading Thursday ThWIPs
Quite A Yarn 