Cozy Cables Organic Cotton Hat

Yesterday I sketched out directions for my organic cotton hat.  Since I hadn’t finished it, there were some details that I didn’t describe.  I decided that the fabric of the hat was too soft to sew buttons directly to it.  It needed a button band to have a secure base for them.  I took a [...]

Essie’s Cable Brim Hat: A Year-End Freebie

What I did this year:
1.  Got out of the house.  I stopped hibernating and went to knitting group, family get-togethers, my daughter’s place, the grocery store.  Nothing remarkable to you, but a definite increase in activity, especially the last quarter of the year. 
2.  Renewed some acquaintances.  Got in touch with some old friends and made [...]

Fa La La and Rhodiola

I don’t need a single ‘nother Christmas present.  It’s already my best holiday season in years. 
It was hard to enjoy things to the fullest when I had to sit down and rest after each small activity.  I could barely wrap gifts when the effort of carrying one or two took all my energy for a quarter-hour.  [...]

Happy Holidays, Citizens!

‘Twas the night before Christmas…and in my house there were virtually no visual cues.  The daughter slept on the couch, recovering  from pneumonia.  The mom knitted on the last Christmas gift and organized one political get-together and one family health initiative.  And yet…
 
deep in all the hearts of the family there was anticipation of a [...]

Breathing and Eating

MY GIRL IS HOME!!!
No, I am not a crazy, overprotective mother who can’t sleep when her child is three hours away at college.  My daughter has been sick for a week, and was diagnosed with pneumonia.  She was too sick to travel, so her dad (who lives just an hour from her) went and took [...]

‘Sox’ Rears Its Beautiful Head

I am in an absolute, cold sweat panic.  Way back in the spring, when the Think Outside the Sox (http://thinkoutsidethesox.com) contest was announced, I was gungho.  I started thinking about original designs, wanting to make new sock structure.  One idea stuck in my head, and I began to work it, but as soon as I [...]

Uncovering the Elephant

Yesterday a friend announced that she had received her emblem for losing 10% of her body weight in the Weight Watchers program.  First thought, congratulations!  Second thought, why haven’t I been going?  Last summer I looked for a local program and found one a mile from my house.  I checked the meeting times, thought about [...]

Knitting for Warm Ears & Holding a Tune

I went to deliver a scarf to a customer today.  It was my second time this week.  I love making a delivery and seeing the recipient’s face as they examine the product.  I can tell immediately whether or not I met their expectations.  This week I’ve not only gotten good reviews on the ones I [...]

So Give It Up Already

I am just tee-heeing this morning. I got up feeling like something the cat drug in, and I had my meds and ate breakfast (whole wheat noodles and avocado), and drag-assed around for a while, and suddenly I’m alive. Just in time, really, because I’m not one for being all poopy and dreary. [...]

Much “To Do” on My List

My “To Do” list was so long Thursday that I had to write it down and recheck everything.  Now I’ve crossed off a few items and it is feeling bearable, so I can spend a few minutes writing.  My father-in-law is leaving on a mission trip to the Gulf coast, and I searched out and [...]