So, eldest daughter is here for five days and we’re talking…You think when you are raising kids and you are in the same house you have a pretty good idea what’s going on. You think you provide those little guys enough supervision until thirteen years later you hear that that when Bryant was twoish, the…

So, it’s the end of the s-i-l knitting adventure. I can safely say that Ellen now knows how to knit. Here’s proof – she’s knitting Plume in a colour we’ve nicknamed Gracee since it is a perfect match for the dog. I admit I knitted one scarf for her while she was here. The Colinette…

I have searched  and can’t find the two yarns below anywhere but Korea and Hong Kong. They must be sold under a different name in North America. Can’t wait to get back to Alpha and stock up.

Part three of the great S-i-l knitting caper. On their last full day in BC we decided to check out Felicia’s recommendations of Daiso at Richmond BC’s Aberdeen Mall (for $2 bamboo knitting needles) and Alpha crafts at Yoahan Centre. Thank you, Felicia! Alpha had yarn I had never seen before and that is always…

What’s wrong with this picture?This is Ellen’s stash. It is about the size of mine and I’ve been knitting for 40 years more or less. She developed good taste in yarn rather quickly. I wanted to take the s-i-l’s sight seeing despite the grey British Columbian day. So, off to Fort Langley  we went  (the…

Some of you might remember those lyrics. What were the words immediately preceding "Must be the season of the witch?" Give up? "You’ve got to pick up every stitch." Very appropriate for last night’s s-i-l knitting party. Since we live 1700 miles apart, nights like this are to be appreciated. From 5:00 to 1:00a.m. we…

What is with this Typepad wanting to underline and change my formatting this morning? Excuse the mess. We’ve received the end of year statements from our variety of small retirement accounts. Each year we get closer we panic that there won’t be enough. I hear Chuck say "We could always bump off the kids." Shocked…

I was discussing with my children the value of the parental advice they have been given over the years. I asked them what pearls of wisdom have stuck with them. My father always said "buy for quality rather than quantity," and these words have helped make certain important decisions easier. My daughter told me the…

Chicks on Hormones, no, not the name of my monthly S&B group, although we would qualify for that description. We’re Chicks With Sticks. Chicks on hormones came up in conversation with whom else other than the resident 14 year old boy. He had seen a recipe for quail and thought they were neat, dubbing them…

The multidirectional scarf is finished. It blocked beautifully, all traces of bumps at the joins disappeared. Due to its silk content, it drapes nicely. The variegated yarn looks nice but I think the multidirectional effect might look better with self striping yarn. Besides Noro and Sirdar Magic does anyone have any self striping non-sock yarn…