I shoulda alternated skeins…dang

I shoulda alternated skeins…dang

. We all love hand dyed and hand painted yarns.  All of us. . We have all heard about buying enough yarn for your project at the start.  Make sure your dye lots match.  Even if you are purchasing yarn from Cascade, Berroco or Rowan.  Just because they are a big...
My 4 Leaf Clover

My 4 Leaf Clover

. My Nanny Jean was superstitious.  Not crazy superstitious but she taught us things like; . If you stirred with a knife you stirred up trouble and strife. If two bad things happen you need to break a matchstick or another bad thing will come.  Bad things happen in...
February Sweater Week 3

February Sweater Week 3

Long time no see. . Yes, it’s been a while since I posted on our blog.  A few weeks I think?  It’s been a February to remember. . I had a lot of dedicated knitting time this month, and I finished the February sweater.   I used 2.5 skeins of Dream in Color...
Our Loving Nan – A Life Well Lived

Our Loving Nan – A Life Well Lived

. She was born in 1924.  London England. . . She was 15 of 16 kids. . Her given name was Mabel Robbins.  No middle name.  It kind of bugged her because one of her sisters had 3 names; Lillian Rose Hopper AND everyone called her Dingle.  So really she had 4 names.  One...