The Rib is done!  It was a blast to work on because: 1) I put one color in the right hand and knit it the overhand way and the other color in the left hand and use the continental way of knitting, and that makes the whole thing easy and fun. 2) I LOVE bright … More Details on the finished Corrugated Rib

I decided last Sunday that I was ready to cast on for the Alice Starmore fair isle sweater that Rebecca and I are doing simultaneously.  (Hers in different yarns and colors.)  So I decided on how wide and long I wanted the sweater, worked out how many pattern repeats and thus how long would I … More TV Watching and a Corregated Rib

After helping Rebecca and Jared move into their new place in Ambridge, I drove home knowing I could finally start the beautifully colored sweater I had worked so hard to prepare…..color design, laying out all the colors in a paint program graph, swatches, ball winding……but when I got home, I was too sad to start … More Design Decisions

With delight, I add my little samples to the mix.  Rebecca and I have completely different tastes in colors.  I love red and all winter colors.  She is more classy with subtle spring colors.  When I knit for others, I have to stay sensible, but when I knit for myself, it’s hard to not always … More Mom’s Colors