disappointed Grover is almost finished. Who knew that it would take FOREVER to complete the hood? It seemed to keep going and going and going. But, it’s finished. Then, I seamed it together. For the first time I’ve learned how to seam properly! I read the SnB book and it taught me how to do … Continue reading →

building blocks So yesterday I finished all of Grover’s pieces, the back, front left, front right and sleeves. Last night my husband thought I was crazy as I followed Bonne Marie’s blocking recommendation of laying the pieces on a damp towel and rolling it up. This morning, I carefully measured the pieces and laid them … Continue reading →

How exciting! Apparantly, the Knitting Guild of America is having a conference right here in my own little backyard this weekend! How did I miss this? Well, it could be because I am not a part of any local knitting organization. It’s not intentional, it’s just a little difficult time wise with grad school and … Continue reading →

life I was just looking at my blog and the blogs of others and realized that I have posted a lot about my knitting the last couple of days, but not much about my life. My favorite part of other blogs are hearing about the lives of others, so here’s a bit about my life … Continue reading →

These two projects quickly helped me make a dent in my Christmas present knitting. I don’t know who the bag will go to, but I made the scarf especially for a friend of mine who lives up north and can get the full use out of a scarf. Here is a close-up of suki, jr., … Continue reading →

But she’s been knitting… Gosh, where has the time gone? I can’t believe how quickly it seems this month has flown by. With travel season, I just sort of lose September and October and skip straight to November. So, I have gotten knitting on the Christmas presents. However, I also want to work on my … Continue reading →

Grover is on hold for now, but I’m almost finished with him! He’s the Vogue Knitting Hoodie from the fall magazine. All I’m missing is the right front and finishing. Finishing is going to be a beast, though, because I have never put in a zipper before. Anyway, I’m finally working on some Christmas presents. … Continue reading →

time to regroup So, this week I’m finally having time to regroup from the past several weeks that I have been travelling. I am getting homework completed, enjoying some much needed knitting time and, in my spare time from work, doing some shopping. The last two days I have been an exhibitor at a conference … Continue reading →

Last week was absolutely the busiest week of my recent life. I basically slept at home and that was it! So, some news, I’m working on the front of Grover and starting on Christmas presents. I am about 4 hours from home right now so when I get home on Wednesday I will post some … Continue reading →

illness Being sick is no fun! I know this is not an epiphany by any means but to be too sick to knit is a horrible way to be. That’s how I spent most of the week. I’m finally feeling human again! Yippee! I did get some knitting done. The only thing I completed was … Continue reading →