Posted in knitting, tagged halloween, knitting, party, pumpkin carving, pumpkins, stitch markers on October 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today was the 2nd annual pumpkin carving party at my place. Lots of gingersnap cookies, brownies, apple cake, hot apple cider, coffee and good company. This year I made sure we did some knitting before we got up to our elbows in pumpkin guts.
It’s always hard to decide on a [...]
Posted in knitting, sewing, tagged alterations, free patterns, knitting, knitting patterns, knitty, patterns, sidewinder, skirt on October 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I added a tab at the top of this page called “Patterns”. I thought it would be a nice way to organize and present my designs. Some patterns are free and include a link to the host page or pdf, and others are for sale either through Ravelry or my Etsy store. [...]
Posted in knitting, tagged eye pillow, knitting, Knotions, om, yoga on October 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Knotions preview is up. My Om Eye Pillow will be published in the upcoming Winter 2008 issue. Yay!
I mean, oooooommmmm
Posted in knitting, tagged knitting, knitting retreat, spinning, yarn on October 19, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I just got back from a terrific weekend with some of my knitting friends. It wasn’t a big, fancy knitting retreat with speakers and planned activities, but 5 friends in a cozy cabin knitting, watching movies, eating, knitting some more, spinning and crocheting.
I was a girl scout for most of my childhood, so [...]
Posted in knitting, tagged accordion, drop spindle, knitting, roving, spinning, spinning wheel, yarn on October 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday I went to Natural Stitches. And I spent $60. Wow, how did that happen? I guess yarn ain’t cheap.
I also picked up some spinning supplies. The other Lisa (there are 2 Lisa’s in my Sunday knitting group at Tango Cafe) has recently taken up spinning. She’s bringing her spinning wheel, aka “Kathie”, to the [...]
