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...
Stash Match Game

Stash Match Game

. I was project-less this weekend.  I was in the quiet before the February Sweater storm begins.  So, I thought I would dive into my stash and see what I had that I hadn’t seen for a while.  I don’t think I have knit from my stash in 3 years.  I have added...
January Sweater Felted

January Sweater Felted

Here she is! . . I’m extremely pleased. Currently, it is felted, blocked out and drying.  I am hoping it will be dry by Monday so I can put on buttons.  Then I will bring her to the shop to share with all of you. . I want to share these adorable photos of Jeani...
A Hat Fit for A Bronze Statue

A Hat Fit for A Bronze Statue

. We participated in a super fun project for Twinsfest. . Local Twin Cities yarn shops, knit sweaters, hats and scarves for the bronze statues of Oliva, Hrbek and Carew.  It was not a small undertaking. . It was a very fun experience that we were thrilled to be a part...
January Sweater Week 3

January Sweater Week 3

I am well into week 3. . Knitting is done, seaming is done… . . The seaming was endless, but it is finally done! . . Time for weaving in the ends so that I can felt her.  Yes, she is a she.  It’s just a feeling I get about her.  Quite excited to felt her...