I have craft updates, too, but I’ll hold off a little bit on those. But I couldn’t wait to announce my brother’s safe return home. A whole year is way too long to be away! This is (almost) all of us in the baggage claim at the airport last night.

My brother’s welcome-home/happy-birthday scarf is done! It’s really long, and I love the way the colors and the ribbing came out. Didn’t do the most primo job of weaving in all those loose ends (bulky yarn knit loosely… how can you discreetly hide the tails?) — but that’s okay. It’s homey and cosy and I […]

What the heck am I doing starting *another* new project?? Well, it’s like this: (1) I happened to turn the page of my wall calendar and noticed that my little friend Emily is turning 1 year old at the end of March, (2) I have been itching to try the Knitty.com Haiku pattern (and ultimately […]

Project 1: Princess Sadie Cat Beda.k.a. “Princess Snowball Cat Bed” from Stitch n Bitch
The base of the fuzzy cat bed is complete and Sadie is enjoying her new napping place already. Although I did monitor the size as I went along in order to make it big enough for her ample figure — I’m a […]

I have lots to update on current projects, but I can’t wait to tell you about the goodies that I’ve gotten in my mailbox lately! Heidi sent me not only the cute handmade stitch markers that I ordered, but also an article about repetitive strain injuries and some Valentines chocolate. (Dove dark chocolate, how I […]

Look at this cute little knitting lamb! He’s a little blurry, but I think you can tell how handsome he is. I nearly missed him today while treasure-hunting at Cost Plus World Market. I’d already made my purchases and was headed out the door when I caught a glimpse of him sitting amid a big […]

I’m a little overdue to give an update on a couple of new scarves that I’ve been working on! The first is from a couple of skeins of Lion Brand Homespun in the color “prairie.” I’d gotten this yarn at the same time as the “waterfall” color that I used for my very first scarf. […]

Knitting is in the air in the office! I found out about another new knitter who has been inspiring some others in the office to also want to learn to knit. And so, a new knitting club has emerged! I’m really excited about it. We had our first lunchtime get-together earlier this week, and I […]

Unable to suppress my curiosity about eyelash yarn… but not being the boa-scarf-wearing type myself… I decided to try out the Princess Snowball Cat Bed pattern from the Stitch ‘n Bitch book. It’s basically like a big floppy upsidedown hat for your cat to curl up in.
The yarn colors I’m using and my progress so […]