Tag: mental-health
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Long awaited ‘Drapey’ (Part 1 of 2)
Finally and finished! This has been on my mind since turning the page of that exquisite Vogue Knitting Magazine Issue, way back in the Spring of 2013. Smitten with this Tom Scott beauty and Tom Scott’s designs, in general, I ordered the yarn immediately thinking that the yarn and my working it up was just around the […]
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Tom Scott Bobble
Here’s the thing. Time is sacred. Yarn is expensive. I need to get the biggest bang for my buck. There is an ever increasing list of criteria my pattern choice has to have. I have talked about them before. High on the list is its uniqueness, followed by excitement and originality, followed by wearability on […]
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A Knitter’s Keepsake
People blog for many different reasons [in the knitting world], and elsewhere. Some to share skills or finished objects, to share advice, some to advertise newly published designs, some to state opinions, or to review knitting books. Not that I don’t do any of those things as well but what mostly motivates me to […]
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Featured in VK, 2014
Vogue Knitting has been alive and well in my life for over 30 years. But, NEVER in this way! I haven’t even looked at the sure-to-be-can’t-wait-to-knit projects that await my future because I am bursting from the seams (LITERALLY) and have waited since this summer when that unbelievable email I received from Vogue Knitting came […]
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From A-symmetric to Z-ipper
Funny, when I receive a new Vogue Knitting magazine, I tend to have two emotions. The first is, of course, excitement as anyone who follows my knitting knows that I believe VK stands well above any other publication for outstanding knitting fashion, photography, and inspiration. The other emotion I notice is fear. I hear myself […]
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Puppy Trainers’ Tools for Knitters
Knitting tools, you ask? Let’s take each item. The ceramic bowl in the background is filled with dog treats. How else does one make one’s pet happy when one wants a bit of knitting time away from the throngs of pet-dom? (at least, for a little while) The beautiful biking gloves in the forefront […]
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Knitting is not a Competitive Sport, or …
I recently read a post called Knitting is NOT a Competitive Sport on my friend’s blog. The writer was expressing her thoughts on her observations of the productivity of other knitters as compared to hers and how the internet has allowed this to be so obvious to her. Her apparent awareness of x number of […]
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Fait Accompli
Hello, blog! I’ve missed you and I send my condolences for letting you fly on your own. However, this is the season for holidays, birthdays, and visiting with friends of silver and gold (a Girl Scout motto meaning old and new). And, this particular year held a special birthday that was worth taking notice, and […]
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Ribbed Bib
Time has found me ready to post a project I completed this summer. I am writing with a heavy heart, however as I pause to think about others coping with deadly destruction of unfathomable proportions, those battling the loss of their homes due to wind, water, or fire and I pray for their recovery, hopefully […]
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Al-pac-a Appreciation
It is not a by-gone teacher who includes after school sessions to inspire, guide, and direct her students to succeed. It is not a by-gone parent who appreciates all that is attempted for her child. And, it is not a by-gone student who is willing to diligently work after school once or twice a week […]
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