Seven years of blogging, but who's counting. On September 4th I started my adventure. That's a long time and a lot of knitting ago. More precisely, according to the stats, that would include about 800 posts and 7050 comments. Thanks to you all for your participation, encouragement and support.

No longer a surprise, this Crescent Moon has travelled across the ocean and found its home in Denmark. The colour reminds me of Denmark's Blue Willi's clothing line. Pattern: Cresent Moon from Easy Crochet, Complete in Three Days. Yarn: Lana Grossa Salina, a bamboo and cotton ribbon yarn.  Shawl Pin: One of Chuck's, made from a 60…

Do you remember Sandy's Saturday Sky? It was two or three iterations ago of her knitting blog. She made Saturdays an easy blog day with a simple request that we post a picture of our local sky. Easy enough for most of the world, but for a large portion of the year, while many of…

The title has given you due warning. I lead a weekly meeting. That week I started: "I'm having a personal crisis and I need someone to tell me what to do." Silence in the meeting room, not usually so, considering the active participation of these three intelligent women. I continue, "It all started a earlier…

I usually delete bad photos, but not this one, a precious memory taken by my son-in-law. That's me, my eldest and C in a moving truck, in our first serious attempt at clearing out our house in anticipation of downsizing. They thankfully took their bedroom set, the piano, plus 20 boxes of stuff belonging to…

Pattern: Bunny Beanie by Noe Knit It's a free pattern. Yarn: Red Heart Soft Touch, by far my favourite baby yarn. It's soft, has great stitch definition, comes in tasteful colours and best of all, is machine washable. Needles: Two sets of circular US six 8's. Knit on one until the third decrease round, then divided…

I keep a stash of baby hats for shower gifts. My favourite one: Can't tell you how many of those I've churned out. But my daughter had a point. There's a new crop of springtime babies developing, all awaiting gifts, and this hat seems a bit autumnal. Time to refocus. Introducing the bunny hat in…

The first boss of my career pegged me a creature of habit. It wasn't a bad thing, he was referring to my daily breakfast ritual. My shift at the public health clinic was 7:00a.m to 5:00p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesdays were an entirely different day of ritual that included the $1 matinee at the…

I walked into the kitchen at work. A co-worker from Iran offered me a treat. No thank you, I say, it's not on my diet. He seemed surprised, not sure why. I have a fair bit of middle age gathering around my waist, the equivalent of about ten pounds per child since my wedding day…

After all, it is a knitting blog. I know I've said that before, but the summer has posed a serious digression from the blog's intent. Tid bit #1. Look at this cutie: She accompanied her parents to our house for dinner. Chuck, the dutiful host, took her on a tour to show her the locations…