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Spinning a Yarn: My Organic Cotton Hand-Knitted Twin Set for Style Imitates Art

Hi Everyone, This is a spontaneous and unplanned post. I participate in a newly discovered challenge (on my part) that is spearheaded Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks, Kim of Fierce Fashion, and Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey. Twice a month they they take turns picking a work of art or a piece ofContinue reading “Spinning a Yarn: My Organic Cotton Hand-Knitted Twin Set for Style Imitates Art”

To The Canyon We Went

Packing for our big adventure to the Grand Canyon was a challenge. In retrospect, both Michael and I took too much. For myself, I wanted things that would take me from the Grand Canyon’s cooler North Rim to the warmer South Rim. On Southwest Airlines, we have one checked bag each which meant that IContinue reading “To The Canyon We Went”

Spinning a Yarn-My Counterpane Sweater or “The Beast”

My Beast-The final knitted on band balances the counterpane squares with a nice vertical look I have just finished a new jacket that I have christened “The Beast”. I designed it using ideas that I teach in my knitting class, “Take The Pain Out Of Counterpane.” If you are not familiar with counterpane, hereContinue reading “Spinning a Yarn-My Counterpane Sweater or “The Beast””

Spinning a Yarn-Give Those Hands Some Gloves!

I decided that after 25 years in knitting, it was time to knit gloves and knit them for my kid. Step one was to trace a hand and take all the appropriate measurements that are needed for a fitted glove. I then turned to two of my tried and true resources. My two booksContinue reading “Spinning a Yarn-Give Those Hands Some Gloves!”

Spinning a Yarn-Seeing Purple (for quite a while now)

What started out as a small project for my newly adopted Poodle Sophia turned into a two-year marathon for my youngest daughter? I vaguely remember how all of this started. In the beginning, I dyed some of my machine spun Shetland yarn to make a sweater for Sophia. The people who spun it (someContinue reading “Spinning a Yarn-Seeing Purple (for quite a while now)”