My icarus shawl is finally blocked and ready to wear, so I thought I would share a few pics. I wish I had better ones to show, but it is a bit difficult without a model or a mannequin. I do not think either of my cats would work very well as models for this. [...]

Some people may think me strange, but I cannot keep my secret any longer: I love grammar. One of my favorite classes in college was a 400-level class called Advanced English Grammar. (College was a long time ago, so if you browse my blog looking for errors I am sure you will find them. I [...]

I eagerly started knitting up the honeybee stole with the gorgeous yarn I received from yarnchef. This yarn is truly wonderful to knit with. I am just not sure this yarn and this pattern were meant for one another. It is not as clear in the picture as in person, but I am having some [...]

I want to thank those of you who voted on a shawl pattern. You unanimously chose the Honeybee Stole. I fell in love with the pattern the first time I saw it and it is the pattern that I had planned to knit up next. I requested a very difficult-to-duplicate yarn from Katy, the yarnchef. [...]

I just ordered this yummy yarn from the fabulous yarnchef and I plan to make a shawl with it.  (Please follow the link for pics…in my excitement I am trying to choose the pattern before I have actually received the yarn, so I have no pics of my own to post yet.)  Now I cannot [...]