…open it!!!!! I received a soft smooshy package in the mail today:  Opal sock yarn from Lynne.  Last week she had a contest and I won this skein of Opal sock yarn. Now to find the right pattern… I will probably have to knit it up and see what a swatch looks like before I [...]

Tammy is hosting a cookie recipe swap and I have decided to participate.  These are my favorite cookies of all time.  It took me a couple of years to develop and perfect my super secret cookie recipe, and I have never given it out before.  Bon Apetit!  WARNING:  You cannot eat just one of these, so baker beware! [...]

Both Pink and I were celebrating finished projects last night.  We got together for our customary Thursday night Knit Night, which always includes knitting, conversation, and – of course – Starbucks coffee.  Pink modeled her finished Icarus shawl from the current issue of Interweave Knits.  It is finished, but not yet blocked.  I think that [...]

I had not posted any knitting progress in a while, so here is a little progress report.  I finished my Flapper Cloche and took a pic of Pink wearing it, but the picture did not turn out very well.  (Pink did not like it.)  Well, that was about ten days ago, and I still do [...]

I have to take this opportunity to thank Lynne for the contest that she offered and for her generosity.  She took a picture of a chair full of yarn and asked for guesses on how many skeins.  I actually won with a guess of 30 skeins.  (I have never won anything before, so I am amazed.)  [...]