Gather round and I’ll tell you the tale of the never-ending blanket… It all began last summer, as Thing 1 was preparing to leave for college. I decided to make her something to take along with her. I asked what she wanted and she picked out this blanket: Now normally, I’m a knitter first and […]
Sorry for the late post guys, got tied up with kids stuff. Here’s my weekly knitting update: So I didn’t get much done on my afghan. As I mentioned yesterday, I started on stockings for the girls. It didn’t look like much now, but so far, this is what my youngest’s stocking looks like: Poor […]
Did you miss me??? That’s okay, I didn’t miss you either. (You’re right, I’m lying… I totally did! How’d you know?) I really wish I could say I was away exploring Middle Earth or saving muggles. Unfortunately, the closest I came to doing either was a statement about wanting to watch Hobbit movies and actually […]
Hello all! As I mentioned last week, I have started this Afghan over a few times. In order too avoid that this time, I cheated a little. So far, the cheat is working for me. I’m over the part I kept messing up! Yay!!! 🙂 The cheat: Instead of again losing my place in the […]
I’ve had some requests for me to share my current knitting projects. I’ve put this off because I’m a little embarrassed by the trouble I’ve had with these. I’m actually a really good knitter, but these have proved quite troublesome and I’m a little aggravated by them. Anyway, I’ve shared them below. I warn you… […]
Warning: I’m about to start ranting. I started knitting when I was in my early 20’s. I love it! It’s relaxing and it makes me feel good to make things. I’m now in my 30’s and I still have people tell me (often complete strangers) that I am too young to spend my time knitting. […]