Well… not exactly a knit

I’ve had to put a major kaibosh on my knitting because of nerve pain in my left arm. But my mad knitting skillz did not go to waste just now when I pulled out a Lane Bryant cardigan with a nifty lace pattern that I got from a closeout sale. Closeouts are cool because you […]

Hey! A different knitting book!

A while ago, my knitting pal (former SP) Cheryl (HI CHERYL!) turned me onto “Crazy Aunt Purl” (www.crazyauntpurl.com), which is written by a lovely Southern gal named Laurie who discovered knitting as a means of creative therapy during a painful divorce. I love reading her blog all the time now. She’s just so cute, and acts […]

Something conservative, but a WIP nonetheless!

Well, I was getting bored with the shrug/shawl thing that I was making, and realized after my parents’ visit that with my dad’s birthday in May, I haven’t knit him anything yet since I starting this adventure called knitting. So, I tried to think of something that would be significant, something that he could wear […]

Project Brainstorming

While I am still working on the shrug of no pattern with the chunky yarn, I started to realize that I do need to have more than one project going at a time. I did start a pair of mittens for my son at one point, but he’s forgotten about them, and winter is pretty […]