Bill always takes the boys’ birthdays off and this year was no exception. We just didn’t know when he blocked his schedule that the boys would be at camp. So with the free day ahead of us, Bill decided it would be the perfect time to see how long it would take for him to […]
The boys dove into the pool to get some practice before camp starts. Since Mason heads to Ondessonk in less than two weeks, it is time to brush off the water wings and test the waters. Swim tests are right around the corner. I spent my time there knitting a little sweater vest called Milo […]
There is always knitting in my bag, by the sofa, in the kitchen and in my car. It grows and grows and sometimes it becomes sweaters. I saw a friend make this tunic for her daughter and I loved it. I commented that I wished it were available in my size. Lo and behold, the […]
See that hole in my sock? I put it there myself with that pair of scissors and I did it intentionally. I am putting a heel where that hole is. Stand by…
When I was about ten, I went to summer camp and learned a ton of camp songs. It must have been all the repetition which cemented them in my brain because I can still remember a handful today. Put a watermelon rind in the palm of my hand and let the juice s-s-seep through.Put a […]
Last Saturday was Worldwide Knit in Public Day. My local knitting store planned to meet at the promenade to have a giant group of knitters out doing what knitters do best—knit! They ordered T-shirts and best of all, they planned to yarn bomb the rails of the promenade. Yarn bombing is like graffiti but with […]
I planned my knitting for the trip to be something simple. I bought this Paton’s sock yarn about a month ago and knew that as soon as I finished my St. Patrick’s Day socks, these would be next in the queue. I needed spring colors and flowers. This color way is called Meadow Stripes. It […]
Thanks to my artful photographer, I have a lovely set of photos to show of my recently finished Quaker Ridge Shawlette. Mason told me to hold my arms out like a bird and I did as I was told. Actually, I really did spread my wings on this shawl. I learned a new technique. All […]
I purchased the Quaker Ridge Shawlette pattern back in August 2012 and have been meaning to knit it up for about that long. Putting my desire into action was another thing, though, because I did not have right weight yarn for the pattern and I have been working on using what I have. (Yarn comes […]
Today was a snow make-up day but since we only used one snow day last November, we actually had the day off. It was quite amusing to awaken to four inches of snow which fell overnight. There was no worry about whether or not school would be cancelled. It just was. Bill is off on […]