I realized today that not only had I not uploaded picturs of the Christmas knitting projects, but I also hadn’t taken any pictures! I had at least one color of each project in the house, so the kids helped me gather up the work and I took the pics on my cell phone with [...]

I’ve seen and mentally processed the provisional chain cast-on, but haven’t needed until last night. Julie is doing an ear flap pattern that uses it. The hat has a braided cable pattern on the band fo the hat.  That is knitted as straight work, then joined into the band. Stitches are then pickedup along [...]

Well, I’m done with the various projects of the last couple of months and they’ve been delivered. I’m content. I now have only one project on the needles, a simple lace shawl for the girls. A second ball of yarn in a different color is waiting for a second shawl.

Each of the kids [...]

Of course, as I learned to knit, I had to go exploring to see about men knitting on line. Knitting and crochet are seeing a resurgence in general, and that includes men. In 2005, MSNBC posted a story about men knitting: “No needling, please: Guys joining knitting craze.” There are various men’s knitting clubs [...]

I get my supplies from a few sources.

Local Yarn Shops (LYS)

I like buying local, and I’m lucky to have a few good local yarn shops right close by in Sandy, Utah.

The Unraveled Sheep. Verla runs this shop. She fosters a community knitting environment and has great yarn selections. She is able [...]

A few years ago, I picked up crochet again after a long break form it when I was in North Carolina with my sister. Mom gave us a stack of patterns, and one of them caught our fancy. We headed to the local Wal-Mart, got the thread and steel hooks and embarked on my [...]

I realized as I reviewed the new blog that somehow, I’ve not posted yet about my new hobby.

I’m a 35-year chrocheter. I learned how to crochet in 4th grade in North Carolina. I finally learned to knit this year on Pioneer Day (24 July)! And I’m really enjoying it!

So far, in 4 [...]