The Boy With One Red Sock
For what seemed like forever, I had only one red sock finished for my son. He was very patient, but I could tell he really wanted to be able to wear them. And the socks weren’t being knit fast enough for either of our liking. After Christmas vacation, I continued working on the second red...
Deliciously Luscious Project
For the past two weeks I’ve been knitting away at my new cardigan. My father-in-law took me shopping for the most gorgeous yarn as a birthday present while we were visiting. A family friend told us about a going-out-of-business sale at the yarn shop in Fredericksburg, TX, so we went over to take a look. This...
Fun on Main St.
We were out walking the other day and I jokingly said that we should stop by our friend’s workplace, jump up outside the window behind her desk, and surprise her. Wouldn’t that be funny? Well, we did it. So here it is.… Yarn and supplies — $30.00. Labor costs — $105.00. Surprising a friend at work and making her laugh — priceless....
Texas Holiday Knitting
Knitting like I wanted to on vacation turned out to be a mixed bag. We went to Texas to spend Christmas with my in-laws. Since I wasn’t sure what was and wasn’t allowed on the plane, I called to find out what knitting needles I could bring. I was told I could bring a crochet...
Success!
Tai loves her new gloves! I finished them last Tuesday. We had lunch at Thai Sawasdee, her restaurant, on Wednesday. (Best Thai food in southeastern Connecticut, by the way!) When I gave them to her, her face lit up. She tried them on right away and showed everyone. Tai’s cousin, Nat, saw the hat...
Tai’s Gloves
My friend, Tai, requested I knit her a hat the same shape as mine, but with stripes in different colors. She then asked for a scarf in a variegated lace weight yarn with black, chestnut, rust, and tan. My last special order from her was gloves to match her hat. She wasn’t sure at first how...
Knitting Therapy
I’ve been knitting a lot to build up my stock for selling on Etsy and at Bestemors in Mystick Village this coming winter season. In between items specifically made for sale, I’ve been doing personal projects as well. I deliberately created a project for myself to keep my mind occupied while I was recovering from...
Fun With Yarn!
Johann needed a new sweater. Eric needed a new hat. I needed to reduce my stash. At Eric’s request, I made him a jester hat like Johann’s. As I was doing the finishing work on that, I threw in the left over yarn with extra yarn from 8 other completed projects for Johann’s sweater. I...
