I think it’s funny…

I only recently discovered the Yoplait Knitter Commercial because we have TiVo and I rarely see commercials anymore, but one day I spotted it as I zapped through a commercial break and had to I have a look. I have read that there are those out there who think it isn’t funny and that [...]

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Tweedy-dee

Lili’s Nantucket Jacket is nearing conclusion and I look forward to adding it to my wardrobe.  While green tweed is not a colorway I might have selected for the project if I’d bought the yarn today, being close at hand from my stash it was the ideal candidate, and the tweed is subtle enough that [...]

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I have Melissa to thank.

Thank you, Melissa!
It went like this: last November I read the super eggplant post for Novemeber 17, in which Mariko (maybe I have Mariko to thank—it’s funny how things often lead back to Mariko—why is that?) referred to her friend Melissa as “baby adopter Melissa,” so I clicked on that link and that lead me [...]

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Color me green.

Nantucket Jacket is progressing nicely now that I’ve determined where to put additional stitches in the pattern so that I end up with a size between the finished sized of 36″ and the 41″.  Unblocked, you can’t really tell I’ve added 8 sts into the bust shaping on the back, so as I start the [...]

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