Happily Distracted

Sorry I missed posting last week but we were a wee bit busy. My son placed second in his go kart race, only his 4th race ever! Then it was his birthday midweek. And the icing on the cake was attending a celebration at his high school on the Friday where he was presented with…

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Endless WIP

I’m just gonna admit it. I’m getting discouraged. This summer shawl I’ve been working on is never going to be finished. I’ve been knitting forever and I’m still not done the body and have yet to even begin tackling that beautiful Celtic knot border. This is the first time in a very long time that…

Take a deep breath and rip it!

I started a poncho at the beginning of October. Or was that September? I can't remember but it was in the Fall and seems like forever ago. I loved the pattern and it was knitting up quite quickly. Then I put it aside to tackle a number of baby gifts. Then I got sidetracked by…

Knitting Club or Therapy Group?

Over a year ago I organized a knitting club at work at the request of a co-worker. We are a small group of women who gather together at lunchtime twice a week to work on our current projects and chat. We help each other with our patterns, with figuring out a new stitch and with…

Never give up

Just a quick follow-up to last week's post. My determination paid off and I've FINALLY got this summer-weight shawl on the needles and off to a good start. "Start" is the operative word here. I've had zero time to knit this week and I know I haven't made a dent in the work required to…

Determined

My post is late this week due to work commitments and lack of sleep which then resulted in knitting frustrations and an overall feeling of defeat, so I'm going to run with that for today's post. A two year project at work has finally launched and I've spent the past two weeks helping others adjust…

Hooked

I recently resumed working on a crochet afghan that my husband asked me to make for him. Actually, that’s not entirely truthful, he tricked me into making it. On a trip to Michaels to pick up a ball of yarn for a friend, I lost sight of my husband as he went wandering off. When…

Knitting with Cassie

I recently finished the blanket sweater I've been working on. I used this easy pattern from Mama in a Stitch. It was a really fast project and I'm quite happy with the finished product. I've got a couple skeins left because I bought too much (accidentally on purpose). I'm sure I'll find another great pattern…

Needles or hook?

There are pros and cons to being bicraftual (someone who both knits and crochets). Sure it gives a girl more options on what to create. It gives you so many options it can make your head spin looking for the perfect pattern. There are yarns out there that work best for one craft or the…