Maak! Congratulations! I grabbed your comment at random, and here are your words of wisdom for everyone to enjoy! Thanks to everyone for playing – I love these giveaways, and I’m trying to figure ways to make them more interesting and do them more often! Stay tuned! Also, I sent out my first email newsletter…
Sock It To Me! And Win A Book!
Personally, I feel sock knitters have done more with their passion and skill to raise the level of our craft than any other specific group of knitters!
Attention West Coast Knitters!
I’ll be at Interweave Knit Lab once again, and I’m proud and thrilled to be there!
Giving Joy
I’ve been experimenting with different ride lengths, riding at different times of day, in different temperatures, and it seems that riding between 10-20 miles on a 70-85F degree day is best for me if I want to try to control my pain levels (Yesterday I rode 30 miles, and discovered that it might be a bit far for me).
Cake for my Birthday!
My mind’s been on cardamom — heaven knows why — and so I rode my bike down to Penzey’s (near my home, how lucky can a girl get?) and bought some green pods to open, crush, and make into a cake.
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
This Summer I filmed & edited a short 10-minute documentary for SPNN (St. Paul Neighborhood Network). And I liked it!
Well, I SAID I was a Heretic…
In short, I prefer to describe the outcome of a knitting technique, rather than insist that the knitter get there in a specified manner. Here are a few examples of terminology I’d love to see changed.
Pain Identifies Me
It’s been a crazy, pain-filled few days and I don’t know why. I’ve been living a relatively clean life; no gluten, biking as much as I can (in the heat), keeping the sweets & dairy to a minimum. But the pain has been rather intense. I’m beginning to wonder if one of the triggers for…
Some New (to me) Yarns & A Lace Class
Maybe the editorial gods will conspire to do me a solid and hook me up with Swans Island Yarn in the future!
Traveling & Caring
Today we pack up to head up to a friend’s lake house for the weekend. Lucky, lucky us! We’re SO looking forward to it, and it gives Gerry, Max and myself a chance to enjoy some MN ‘wilderness’ while Hannah’s up at Camp Menogyn doing her wild-girl thing! The thing about traveling these days is…