Passion for your Hobby
I have a hobby that I’m rather obsessed with. I have no problems admitting such a thing. If some make fun of me it’s either just to make me laugh or because they don’t understand what it’s like to have a creative outlet. Yeah, sure I can get upset at what some ignorant people might say [...]

Am I well intentioned or just down right crazy?
I am a list whore! For two reasons…really. One… I need a list to keep track of things, be it work tasks or grocery lists, so I don’t forget about them and Two, there is something incredibly satisfying about crossing things/items off the list. I am either very well intentioned or damn right crazy. [...]

Abby’s Christmas Sweater
is complete: Pattern: Cherished Pullover by Renee Sparkes My Ravelry Project Page Yarn(s): KnitPicks Pallette Colorway(s): Mist – 1.42 skeins, 328 yards Marine – .26 skeins, 60 yards Cornmeal – .08 skeins, 18.5 yards Garnet Heather – .22 skeins, 51 yards Pool – .12 skeins, 28 yards Rainforest – .24 skeins, 55.5 yards Liptstick – .34 skeins, 78.5 yards Needle(s): US 1½ / 2.5 mm US 3 [...]

Yarn Review for two Christmas Presents
On October 29, I started a Christmas present–Girl Friday made out of Berroco Ultra Alpaca. This picture pretty much sums up how I feel about this wonderful yarn: OK I used some alpaca yarn once about a year and a half ago and it shredded all over me. Unfortunately that turned me off of alpaca [...]

FO: Leyburn Socks
When I got back from Rhinebeck, I remember telling/complaining to Lindsey that, in all the projects I brought for the trip, I brought all complicated ones. Abby’s fair isle sweater needed a lot of attention with the pattern itself and color changes every other row. My Botanical Cardigan has a 180-count rows. I didn’t bring [...]