Until recently, I have never considered myself a *crafter*. At the age of five, I was a young first grader. And who would have thought that I would have picked up a skill, a crafting skill, at that age, that would stick with me for life. Now, almost thirty-five years later, I am still knitting and crocheting. And, I think that I don’t knit and crochet for the finished product. Sure, I like to finish creations, but I have come to the realization that I …

If it ain’t in progress…
…don’t start it. Ok. So I paraphrased here. The point is…I have an incredibly BAD habit of starting new projects. I start them, all gung ho…ready to go and then…
They sit.
Current works in progress:
1. A Cardigan for Arwen. This was to be my masterpiece. I selected a wonderful Malabrigo worsted in a color called Marron Oscuro. It’s like a rich chocolate color. Beautiful. I couldn’t wait to wear it. It’s barely started, but I carry …

The Olympics are a time of friendly competition, forging new friendships, overcoming personal challenges, reaching personal bests.
In the deep, dark recesses of the internet, out where everyone can see, we find Ravelry.com which is a knit and crochet community, for anyone who is not familiar with it.  And thanks to Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, who started the Knitting Olympics in 2006, we now have the Ravelympics.  (Stephanie’s Knitting Olympics still takes place, as a separate Event, completely unrelated to Ravelry).
The Event began as a competition to challenge oneself, to select a challenging …

In early 2007, Kate Jacobs spawned a whole new generation of knitting clubs.  I have an email in to her, via her website, www.katejacobs.com, to get an exact number of how many clubs reported that they were started because of her book.  But Kate Jacobs is easily accessible, in the sense that she will make appearances to your clubs, knitting or book, to talk about her book, via phone.  I think that’s great considering I don’t know many authors who would do that.  Admittedly, I guess I really haven’t looked.
I myself …

…is to be able to finish all the projects I have on my list.  I know.  We walk into malls, stores, boutiques, and the Christmas decorations are starting to go up.  In some places, they’ve been up for weeks.  I haven’t even seen the Hallowe’en stuff, and yet, marketing experts have us start to worry about Christmas way early.  It’s nuts.  Don’t shoot me.  I just need to be as organized as possible.
Today I began compiling my gift list; searching for patterns, determining which yarns to use, and how much …