I returned from Washington, DC last week only to find that spring had arrived in my absence.  The day before we left it was snowing large lofty flakes that looked more like falling feathers than snowflakes.  They melted as soon as they touch the ground, but it was snowing nonetheless.  Just a few days later, we [...]

My green shawl is finally finished, just in time for spring. Whew! That took much longer than it was supposed to, but I guess it is my own fault for being such a perfectionist. I blocked it on Saturday and wore it to church yesterday. The color of yarn is truer in the picture of [...]

My husband and I both agree:  It is good to be home.  We traveled to Washington, DC for his job for a few days earlier this week, but were very glad to return home.  We arrived on Sunday, and we discovered that on Sunday almost all of the restaurants where we were staying are closed [...]

I really have been remiss in my posting lately.  I suppose that my knitting discouragement has overflowed into other aspects of my life.  After my fiasco with my green shawl, I did not even want to look at it for quite a while so I pushed it aside for a bit while I contemplated what to [...]

Eunny Jang, the brilliant knitwear designer and knitter extraordinaire, just became the new editor of Interweave Knits!  (IK is a staple for every knitter.)  She is my favorite designer, and I cannot wait to see the wonderful things she will do with the magazine.  Read the press release.