Knitters Coffee Swap Four…

I’m very excited to be a part of the Coffee Swap 4.  My favorite things… knitting and coffee!!!

Here we go with the answers to the questions:
1. Whole bean or ground? Whole bean
2. Fully-loaded or decaf? Fully-loaded for sure!
3. Regular or flavored? Regular
4. How do you drink your coffee?  Iced latte – non-fat milk – and a [...]

E Gad!

So last night I was buzzing along on my Arch-Shaped socks and I got the part where you begin the arch shaping, well actually it was the final row of the gusset… the set up row!   Round 5!!!  I read it maybe, ummm, 10 times!  Then decided to just jump in. 
OK, things seemed fine and [...]

Floods, No Work & an Ocular Migraine…

Floods… are NOT a “good thing” as Martha would say. 
Last night when I left work early, around 3 pm, there was tons of roads closed and many getting very high.  This morning I got dressed and headed for work, stopped at my favorite coffee place and found out that I couldn’t get to Montesano (the town [...]

What’s New?

NEW FOR 2009…
It’s a new year… so now what is on the needles?  Well I’m so glad you asked!!
PATTERN: Bear Claw Blanket by Veronik Avery, from Interweave Knits, Spring 2005 (also available as PDF for $6.95 from the website.)
YARN: Cascade Sierra – 80% Pima Cotton and 20% Wool - Worsted/10 ply (9wpi) 191 yards per 100 gram [...]

Silver Spruce Aibhlinn…

It’s a new year…
I thought I would review something I finished up at the end of last year.  This is one of my favorite knitted items that I have ever made.  And why is it when I complete something and want to take pictures, it’s the mid of the night and I look like crap.  So [...]