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    Spun and knit

    The husband’s scarf is done and I really kind of want to steal it. My spinning on the fiber wasn’t the best, and it’s a bit over-spun in places, but the Cascade 220 Sport did a fantastic job of balancing it out. It’s soft and has lovely drape and is just…

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    It doesn’t count. Not really.

    Every year my knit group girls and I go yarn shopping. We get brunch, then shop, then ice cream at Jeni’s. The date of the shopping trip changes from year to year, but it’s always either on MLK Day or President’s Day because we’re a group who work the type…

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    Oh the weather outside is frightful…

    Oh wait, wrong holiday. The weather outside awful, but today I’m inside cozy and warm with my two valentines. We have a pizza in the oven for lunch, and I’ve been knitting away on my new cardigan while the Mr plays video games in between taking care of the Little Mr.…

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    Moving right along…

    My little spreadsheet is doing well at keeping me in check and knitting along from my stash. The yarn arrived Wednesday for finishing the husband’s scarf so it won’t be long before I have that done (tonight, even, if I’m lucky). I’ve been contemplating what I should knit next, and…

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    Stalled

    That winter lull. January is always so busy, with end of year wrapping up at work. It always feels more like just a continuation of the craziness from the holidays, just morphed and evolved into a new kind of crazy. February, though… February I can breathe. I can think of things…

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    Snow day knitting

        Hello, friends! I’ve been, ever so slowly, getting more and more knitting done as the days go by. I’ve had a brief period of not wanting to do any knitting at all, and if you know me you know that I’m never without my needles in hand. I’m always…