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 celebration of the New Year is always a challenging time, filled with joy for the celebrating, sadness as we say goodbye to all the good things we’ve accomplished in the past year and relegating them to mere memory, and apprehension as we enter a new year filled with possibilities.
Maybe you look at the new year as a way to start over.  Maybe you look at the new year as a way to say, I resolve to not make a resolution I can’t keep.  That’s what I’ve been saying.  But, …

As you may or may not know, I am a huge fan of the Harry Potter series of books and movies.  From time to time, more often than not, I will likely reference one or the other, and you will come to learn that I have what I like to consider a healthy obsession.
To that end, I will share a list of Potter-related knitwear that is on my To-Do list for completion.

Luna’s bag from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie.  This is the bag she has raw …

Recently – and by recently, I mean within the last six months – I decided to embark on my first lace project.  I signed up for a class at The Woolpack to learn the February Lady Sweater.  (We can discuss the virtues of taking a knitting class, when you are a reasonably skilled knitter on another day).
So what is there to “learn” about the FLS?  The very first thing I learned is that taking a class to make a particular project can be a LOT of fun.  My good friend, …