I'm a knitter and this is a knitting blog. I remember when I first started following others in blogland, being turned off by those who displayed too much of the single hook stuff. So, self identified regulars and lurkers, I've been afraid to show too much of the alternative yarn art, for fear of losing…

Not a long post  because I have a headache. This kind that starts in the neck and crawls up the side of my skull and grows into throbbing-through-the-eyeball migraines used to be quite common for me. I've posted about my failed treatment attempt, but I finally found one that works. Botox, same as the cosmetic…

Indulge me in a linen rant. Back in the day, about 1977, good sheets were 180 thread count percale and lasted forever. They wore well and improved with age. The elastic in the fitted ones would wear out before the fabric. They cost a quarter the price and lasted ten times as long.  Fast forward…

If you're a reader from British Columbia you'll be able to decipher those letters as belonging to the Pacific National Exhibition, our urban version of a state fair, summer's last hurrah. It occurs at the end of the season, usually in rainy BC weather, smells like mini donuts, sounds like excited Hell-a-vator induced shrieks, and…

Norma recently posted about those sugar coated jelly candies shaped like orange slices. You know the ones? Must be menopause or recent stress, I don't usually have much of a sweet tooth, but they sure looked tempting. The candy of my childhood, I've written about it before. I remember my dad taking me to the…

Really, who needs to knit when there are skeins of yarn this beautiful? This is Valley Yarn's Kangaroo Dyer Franklin yarn in the Pine cone colourway. More beautiful booty from the second blog contest in a row that I won last month: Lovely Erika, from Knitting at Pantheon Acres, sent the following prize for winning…

We're in recovery mode out at a farm without computer access. All went well, Ms. Mar now has a reshaped tibia and her knee cap has been lowered an inch. I always used to ask my kids the best part and worst parts of their times away, so here goes: The best: 1. Mari's nerve…

I can't figure out why people stand in line for over an hour, sometimes closer to two, for a 15% discount on yarn. One of our LYS's hosts an annual anniversary sale with most items marked down 15-20%. Knitters line up by the 100's, snaking their way throughout the hot crowded store, until they get…

   The recap: A clone of the Carnival Shawl – couldn't locate the Rowan Classic Holiday #3 book with the pattern so attempted to replicate it from a photo. Yarn: Noro Silk Garden Sock Yarn, 4 skeins (had about 30 inches left over) size G crochet hook Pattern changes: the original pattern called for 36…

Let's just call this the Life's a Stitch Equation. Or maybe it's the curse of rating your Ravelry project at 95% finished, Have you noticed the number of projects I have at 95% on Ravelry? Doesn't it seem that they get stuck there for a loooong time? So, here's my math: Theoretically if I rate…