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 …

It happens to everyone.  You know what I’m talking about. You learn something new.  A hobby. A sport. Whatever. Enthusiasm kicks in, and you go all out buying supplies, equipment…best of everything.
Let’s focus here.  Imagine that you just learned how to knit.  The realization that you could create almost anything kicks in.  The vision of beautiful, hand-knit gifts starts to fill your mind.  Scarves.  Socks.  Sweaters.  Hats. Mittens. Gloves. Have you been there? Do you know this person?
So there you are, plugging away at your 5th scarf…with some good, sensible …

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, …

The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs is the first piece of knitting fiction I have read.  My overall review is more than favorable, I’d say, 5 sheep.
The book is an easy read.  No offense to the author intended, but I wouldn’t call this a classic literary masterpiece.  The classics I find to be boring, hard to get through, and impossible to complete.  Don’t get me wrong.  I love to read.  Just not the classics.  TFNKC is truly inspiring.  At the start, our heroine motivated me to DO something. …

And so THIS ONE begins.
I have started a number of blogs.  At one time, I had a blog about bread.  I didn’t get very far.  I think I posted about 2 recipes.  My goal was to bake and blog my way through the Bread Baker’s Apprentice.  My daughter wants to do that now, so maybe we’ll embark on that project together.  In the future.  Sometime.
My friend, Eric, and I started a blog about food.  We started Good Food Loves Good Company in February 2008.  I think there are a total …