This post contains affiliate links. This week, I auditioned six more motifs for my mom’s milestone birthday blanket. I made each sample with stash yarn, and I’m happy to report that I’m almost to the bottom of one of my plastic yarn tubs! This is my version of Duckbill Dalliance by Margaret MacInnis. I like this … Read more
I got a lot of knitting done during jury duty this week. (No, I wasn’t on a trial, just sitting in an air conditioned waiting room for a while and then the last juror in the selection room for a longer while so it was obvious I wasn’t ever going to get questioned.) I finished … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. There are a lot of great things going for Cast On, Bind Off: 54 Step-by-Step Methods; Find the perfect start and finish for every knitting project by Leslie Ann Bestor. This book is all about edges – it includes 33 techniques for casting on and 21 methods for binding off. … Read more
Yesterday was one of those days that reminded me of the Lovin’ Spoonful‘s “Summer in the City.” I won’t even tell you what the back of my neck was like, and when I sat down outside to take the one picture for today’s post, it was definitely hotter than a match head. It was just … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Like U2, I still haven’t found what I’m looking for (in an afghan motif). I’ve done a lot of swatching this week and I’m not that much closer to choosing a pattern for the bedspread I want to make my mom for her milestone birthday. At first, I was thinking … Read more