my backyard The war has entered my backyard. I don’t want to open a political can of worms, but this is what is on my mind. My best friend from high school is in “the desert” as he says it. He is travelling so he cannot contact us right now. The last couple of days, … Continue reading →

I am also going to work on a Bucket O Chic, as a part of the Bucket Along that has developed. I have two planned. One will be a classic black and another will be some combination of the leftover purple, pink and blue along with some fun fur that I used for Suki, Jr. … Continue reading →

missing my yarn This is my last week on the road for work. I won’t have to travel this extensively again until next September. In the meantime, I have to focus on getting through this week. My biggest distraction has to be the enormous stash of yarn that waits for me at home. It is … Continue reading →

wearable So, I finally have pictures of Grover to show you. I actually wore Grover tonight and got a few compliments on it, so I guess it doesn’t look too bad. I don’t like the black zipper, I wish it would match better but it doesn’t stand out as much in real life. So, without … Continue reading →

grover may survive… Sorry for the delay in the Grover reveal. I washed it to smooth out the ridge around the pocket and stretch out the sleeves a bit. I think it may survive. It’s drying in my kitchen on a drying rack and I’m hoping it will be dry enough tonight so I can … Continue reading →

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 →