First Wisp of Spring
We had our first warm sunny weekend, and I needed to get my hands in dirt. I know it’s too early for gardening, but we headed over to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to buy seeds. There were signs of spring all over the garden We decided to try some veggies from seed this year instead […]
Bad, Bad Math
Okay, so I’m one of those peeps who reads their patterns all the way through before casting on. I’ve been to the Vogue errata section, I’ve been all over ravelry and all over the internet, can anyone splain this math (see schematic). If anyone has done the Yoke Pullover #13 from the 2005/2006 Winter Vogue, […]
Done
Why . . . When I Know How Much I Hate it
Why do I knit sweaters that end up in SIX pieces when I hate finishing 1 – back, 2 & 3 – front pieces, 4 & 5 sleeves, 6 – yoke . . . grrrr, arrg So I started by blocking the front and back. Gotta love the blocking wires, flexible for the neck & […]
Cable Cardigan
More plane trips . . . more knitting
Trade Shows & Jet Lag
I’m finally unpacked and pretty much over my jet lag. Last Wednesday I left right from the Studio to head to San Diego for the TNNA winter show. I was really tired when I got in, and I had a six hour class on my first day, so I tried to get right to bed. […]
Lots of Yarn, Lots of Knitting . . . and Vegas BABY!
I’ve been a bad blogger, but I’m a retail manager, and the holiday’s just ended, so forgive me. We survived our first holiday season at the studio. All in all it went pretty great. We are blessed by a great staff, so we all pitched in. I rewarded myself with a trip to VEGAS. I […]
My Finishing Nightmare is Over
A scant five months later . . .
Snow Day!!!
I am listening to This American Life, still in my pjs (it’s 2:00 pm) loving my snow day. Yesterday it was our first really soggy, wet, snowy day. It being a Friday I was finished at the shop by 4:00 pm. It had been a nice day at the studio with a steady stream of […]
Stockinette, Fear of Finishing, and Double Crochet
I’ve been a bad blogger, but I have an excuse 1) opening a brand new yarn studio 2) thanksgiving 3) having my asst. go out of town for a week and that brings us to now. On top of all that craziness (I didn’t even mention getting a new class & workshop schedule ready to […]