It’s done!  No time for an outdoor photo shoot, so this will have to do. On my monitor, the color looks very close to the real deal. Perfect for Project Spectrum’s fire entry.
I can already tell that I’ll be getting a lot of wear out of this one.

Pattern: Scoop du Jour, (Ravelry link here)
Yarn: Classic […]

There’s nothing like a warm, sunny spring-like day to bring you out of the doldrums after a long, cold, snowy winter. It’s sure to put a smile on your face, a twinkle in your eye, and a spring in your step. How wonderful to put on a hand-knit cardigan as you leave the house and […]

I was excited to see Heather’s blog post yesterday of “It’s Tulip Time“, as tulips are my favorite flower and I was expecting to see some tulip eye candy. Well, I did, but not the kind I expected. Instead of flowers, it was a really cute little baby cardigan.
But later in the day […]

I noticed on one of Susan’s posts a while back that she had what looked like a great blocking board, with nice grids on it. She told me it was just a cheap pattern board she bought at Jo-Ann’s, and that she was thinking she’d have to cover it with plastic if she used it […]

My Scoop du Jour is blocking - I’m anxious to start the assembly and do the neck and button bands. And a note to Susan - I covered the el-cheapo pattern board with clear Contact paper. Except for one corner - I didn’t have quite enough of the Contact paper.  So for that, I just […]

How about a moose in your bed?

I was unbelievably thrilled to see that my local Costco (18th South/3rd West) has FINALLY gotten the award-winning Orca Bay Cioppino back.
Cioppino (”che-PEE-no”) is an Italian seafood stew - a variety of seafood in a slightly spicy tomato broth. Good on its own, or you could serve it over pasta or rice. The Orca Bay […]

I’m not doing the ABC-along, but most people are on “D” now, and I Decided to Do a D Post anyway.
D is for… Delayed Christmas
My husband and I usually try to buy something for Christmas that we wouldn’t ordinarily buy for ourselves, but this last year we were stumped, and didn’t end up buying anything. […]

Unfortunately, I don’t have a photo of it. But I do have this pic of the little baby, being fed by my cousin’s daughter:

My cousin just got a baby goat. And yes, they’re really keeping it (him? her?) in the bathtub. In a dog crate. But it’s only temporary. The goat needs to be […]

First up, Woolen Gloves, by Veronik Avery (one done, one to go). Yes, it looks a bit long and skinny when it’s not being worn. You’ll just have to wait for both to be done to see them being modeled. Unfortunately, I did forget that Margene had a problem with the thumb gusset, and therefore […]