Thanks to Twitter (which I just joined, I’m @knitnsewstudio), I heard about this new knitting magazine last weekend. I checked out their website and then went to my bookstore and found the magazine. I’m so glad that I did. First, they do the one thing that I truly appreciate. They use the back page as… Continue reading Knitting Today Magazine-It’s terrific!

This afternoon, I gave in and started a pair of socks with this beautiful Madeline Tosh Sock yarn. I bought this yarn at a festival last fall. Several months ago, I took it out wound the skein into this ball. Then I put it back because I was working on 4 other pairs of socks.… Continue reading New Sock Sunday

I’m thrilled to share this Tea Towel Calendar call Yarn Dessert for 2011. I designed this calendar using yarn and various dessert dishes. If you’d like to order one, click here. I’d also like to hear what you think of the calendar and so I’m adding this answer garden, please let me know. All your… Continue reading 2011 Calendars for Knitter’s & Yarn Enthusiasts

I had house guests for the last two weeks and lots of visitors so I’ve continued to work on using yarns that are in my stash to make fingerless gloves. I’ve finished five pairs and just added two of them to my new Etsy Shop. Here they are And now that my company’s gone and… Continue reading Lots of Company, Just a Little Knitting

In my blog post of May 31, 2009, I discussed the start of this top. I was really enthused about the pleats at the neckline. This weekend, I completed the top. The pleats were quite simple to make. The directions call for using 3 double pointed needles, placing four stitches on each and then holding… Continue reading Pleat Neck Top Ready to Wear

This is the Little Shepherdess by Janet Fisher. Knitting while watching the sheep along the edge of a lake!

I just love my summer vacation. Two weeks off from work and plenty of time to spend in my studio. I finished several knitting projects and also had plenty of time to sew. Nothing makes time disappear faster than sitting at my sewing machine. If I only had someone to fix my meals so I… Continue reading Sewing is still my First Love

One of my favorite things to do is take my knitting to the local park. It was perfect weather the other day and off I went. And here’s the view of the park and some ducks that live there. These are the fingerless gloves that I worked on while I was there. I’m working on… Continue reading The View in the Park

Here are my Red Socks, finished and ready for Fall. I really enjoyed working with this yarn. I finished these socks in less than a month. Of course, I didn’t work on them every day. I can’t wait to wear them! I’m so happy that I finished a pair that I started working on these… Continue reading Lots of Finished Projects!

As far as I’m concerned, this was the first official weekend of my summer season. I get so much done because there aren’t as many demands on my time at this time of year. I left work at noon on Friday and by 2 p.m., I was in my studio. I decided to finish this… Continue reading Finally a Few Projects Finished