Lost, gave away and cherished

December 30th, 2006

Such is an enigmatic title for this knitting post. I lost my very first knit scarf before the holidays. It wasn’t much. It was very simple and made of second class, cheap acrylic fiber. It was my first knit item, my blue variegated scarf.
I loved this scarf. It was blue and went with my […]

Feets a galloping over my head.

December 30th, 2006

There is a cat living in the apartment above me and I smile when I hear the galloping feet across the length of their apartment; made by excited pussy toes galloping behind or ahead of their person toward the food dish spot in the kitchen. Then I hear the dish plonk on the floor and […]

Knits: A good straight needle mitten pattern

December 30th, 2006

This is something I’ve been looking for -for awhile now; mittens that are simple and can be knitted on straights. I have a pattern that came from a friend’s book, but the thumb part is always tricky for me. When I am supposed to pick up stitches something invariably goes all wrong.

Thing is -there […]

Crochet flower

December 27th, 2006

Okay, I have been looking for some simple fiber projects just to keep me occupied and really to add to Christmas gifts and embellish other items. I don’t crochet, but I hear its easy. So i shall start with this.

Here is a link to the pattern.