When I left Potsdam, one of the items in my suitcase was a project bag stuffed full of yarn goodies for others, whether finished or yarn for fellow knitters. I’ve now delivered the cowl to its intended recipient (my brother, who just announced he’ll be in Hawaii for the next couple… Read More »Bag of goodies getting smaller…
Today we will lay my maternal grandmother to rest. She died last December, during one of her beloved snowstorms in Harbor Springs, MI. There is a lot I could say about my grandmother, but this post will focus on her influence in my life with regards to fiber arts. The… Read More »In Memoriam
As I start this it’s 5am, and I am at Berlin Tegel airport. At 3:30am I got in the taxi with my stuff, which I think is pretty compact for two weeks. The purse and backpack are carefully packed. Heavy things (eg laptop, camera) and stuff I won’t need on… Read More »On the road
Somehow this happened. Be honest, the colors are a bit too subtle aren’t they? And yup, that’s another pair of socks on the needles. I went two whole days between finishing one pair and starting the next this time. That’s more than twice as long as last time. And yes,… Read More »Well that didn’t take long…
How do you plan for international trans-Atlantic travel? Below is a simple step by step guide. Secure your passport. This is important as you will not get to any yarn stores, fiber festivals, etc… you have staked out in another country without it. Start planning your travel projects. Important considerations:… Read More »Trans-Atlantic Trip Planning
First, the good ends… I finished my socks! On Monday night I was just 12 rows, a heel and a toe from the end. And last night, in the sweltering heat, I finished: Which leads to the bad ends… As I contemplated the final step of weaving in the ends… Read More »Good Ends and Bad Ends
One of the last things my husband and I packed up before leaving was our artwork. We both come from art loving families, and each brought a fair bit of artwork to our marriage, whether it was pieces collected by family members over the decades, or (especially on my side),… Read More »Home Decor, Orange and Pink
In just a couple weeks I’ll be back in the states. I want to buy a book on textiles/crafts to bring back to Germany. Just one though – I don’t need too big a stash of books as getting them back again will become more difficult. I think I have… Read More »Self Control
As you recall, I don’t play yarn chicken. No, I use tools like my scale, my calculator and MATH to avoid the stress that is yarn chicken. But if I had been playing yarn chicken, I’d just like you to know that I would have won. By 7in. No, 7in of… Read More »I made it…
First, yes, I did have to eliminate those other rows I was eyeing. It was clear I wasn’t going to make it if I kept them. But now I am solidly past the half way mark, my cowl still looks good, and I’m on track to use 112g of my… Read More »Math is on my side
