It’s got to be one of the most vexed issues in knitting, how to join a new skein of yarn. To knot, or not…
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Ugh. It’s got to be done. The little church has been sealed up tight all winter gathering dirt, dust and odors and I’m “up…
Goodies, goodies, everywhere! I’m so happy (and fortunate!) to be getting out a little more this season to explore some of the great resources…
Attaching buttons has to be one of the most vexed issues in knitting. Knitters are polemically divided about whether or not it is correct…
This week’s yarn shop review features “Needles in the Hay”. The google description says:
“…a lovely little yarn shop in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.”
It’s true. What…
It’s funny what sometimes lays right beneath one’s nose. This little gem, The Needle in a Haystack, is located right on Main Street in…
Ugh, my goodness, I have a sweet tooth. Don’t think this lessens my love for homemade bread, cheese, and pasta but, golly gumdrops, I…
In keeping with my New Year’s Resolution, the one that says I’m supposed to branch out yarn-wise and shop-wise, I’ve been tootling about the…
I’ve got to do something about my yarn stash. Not that it’s huge, but it is out of control. It seems I am in need…
During my trip to New Orleans last month, Miss Laura confided to me that she’d recently had a fascination with ball fringe, that lush,…
Here’s a little “mood” for the first week of March. Even though we are longing for spring, there is tremendous beauty in this neither-here-nor-there time…
Well, hello! Today marks the first installment in my new “Free Pattern Friday” series which will go to the end of this year, possibly…
Well, Mardi Gras 2016 has been done! Lent is here and it’s time to focus on self-improvement and to achieve the goals that were…
Well, things are heating up here and there’s magic in the air! Though not much knitting has taken place over the last few days,…
New Orleans knits! I had the opportunity on Wednesday to skip over to the Marigny for knit night at my former LYS, Bette Bornside Co. in…
