Musings

The contest continues … and Alpaca tragedy

Heading into the stretch, they’re neck and neck and no clear winner is in sight. Yes the contest continues and there is still time to send in your entries. Today’s two letters to be added to the board are: a “U” to the right of the “I” given yesterday, and an “&” to the left of the “K” given yesterday. Up for grabs are some great prizes – The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques by Margaret Radcliffe, 5 balls of Patons Classic Wool and a pair of Addi Turbo 4.5mm needles to work it with, and the Fall/Winter […]

Thank You …

I’m not sure what’s happening in whichever part of the world you’re in, but today in Canada it’s Thanksgiving Day. It usually means turkey, lots of root vegetables, brussel sprouts, pumpkin pie, and family. It also means recalling whatever you’re thankful for ans saying thanks for it. This is the first year in quite a while where I haven’t cooked a turkey and had friends over for the usual feast. I would like to instead do a special post to say what I am thankful for with relation to knitting – this is a knitting blog after all. My […]

More of Life’s Lessons From Knitting …

You may recall way back when I did a post about everything I learned in life I learned from knitting. Well, as promised from that original post, here are some more of life’s lessons that I have learned from knitting. If you missed the first post, you’ll find it here – LIFE LESSONS PART 1. As for this edition, well, the updated lessons are below … 1. There is often more than one way to do something – This one is very appropriate, especially after we have just finished our first sock KAL. You’ll know that you can knit […]

100!

Yes, this is my 100th post! I must say I don’t look too bad for 100 – do I? So along the way I have learned a lot (some of which I thought I already knew – lol), and been inspired by quite a few new friends that I have made as a result of this blog. I would like to thank everybody that has contributed to that (and those that will) and continue to make this blogging experience fun. In the beginning I just wanted somewhere to share my ideas and put them down, but in the process […]

Just frog it!

Wow, I have so many thing to knit and yet I can’t decide on what to knit! I’m working on a pair of beaded fingerless mitts for Shirley, but other than that, I’m a little dumbfounded.  I mean I can’t just be knitting  one thing! I have a reputation to uphold! So what do I decide to do? Frog it! Any by it, I actually mean them. Remember my Jamaican Gold sweater? Yeah, the one I didn’t finish in time for the knitting Olympics? Well, I’ve decided that I’m going to frog it and start that over. Why? Well, […]