I’m knitting Raymond’s socks out of Blue Moon Fiber Arts’ “Socks That Rock” yarn. This yarn does rock! It’s a joy to work with. I love everything about it. What I don’t love are the mistakes I’m making, requiring more frogging than I have time for. Gah! (more…)
I love our llamas! They’re so darn cute! They’re niele [curious] creatures who don’t like to miss out on anything. Every time I drive up or down the driveway, I watch them to see what they’re doing. (more…)
At our small group from church one Wednesday night, Raymond, one of our worship leaders at church, was wearing a tie-dyed pair of socks. One man in particular was giving him a hard time about them being so bright, and I just casually tossed off that I should knit him a pair of really cool socks in bright colors. (more…)
I sent the spiral baby blanket to my grand-nephew and his parents last week, and today I got a surprise in my email: two photos of the baby on his new blankie! (more…)
Last night I got to the part of the sweater where I had to put the sleeves-to-be onto other pieces of yarn to wait for their turn to be knitted. It was kinda scary, really. I’ve never done it before, and had to trust the process. I hesitated just a bit, took a deep breath, and plunged in. (more…)
Oregon is known for long days of rain, or mist or fog or watevahs. Wet in some form. Clouds in gray form. I thought I going have hard time getting used to it after Hawai‘i, but ho, da surprise! Not! (more…)
Well, not exactly. More like a warm chocolate chip cookie (for Snowflake), a 20-ounce, raspberry mocha (decaf, double shot, extra hot – for me), a marionberry scone and a caramel latte (for Julie), Chai tea and a scone (for Umeki), three special friends… and… the sweater for Nolemana. (more…)
A special friend of mine has knitted two of these fabulous blankets, and I have long admired them. So about a year and a half ago, my friend “Snowflake” and I decided to knit our own. My friend passed on all her yarn to us, and Snowflake and I began our blankets together, here at my house. They are each named “Joseph”, after the story in the Bible. (more…)
“‘Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind”. We all know dis line from da movie, “Lilo and Stitch”, yeah? We saw how dat thought of ‘ohana was a thread dat wen run all throughout da movie. (more…)
All the baby blankies that I have knitted recently are pau. Tomorrow I’m going to wrap them and box them up and send them on their way. I’ve enjoyed knitting them and hope that the babies will all feel snuggly and warm in them. (more…)
Today was our creative day at Bible Study, and I made good progress on the sweater. I must admit that I was a little intimidated at the beginning of this project, because I’ve never knit a sweater before. (more…)
Ho da kewt, yeah? Dis my fortune for da day:
A satirical sheep at sunrise is nobody’s friend.
This afternoon I spent a wonderful two hours with some special friends at Aloha Espresso in Damascus, where we all kitted, talked stories, and drank coffee or tea. I took along my Joseph’s Coat blanket, which I began knitting over a year ago and have been sluggish about finishing. Other yarns and projects have called to me, and I followed their siren songs and entreating voices. What can I say? I am shameless! (more…)