For Ginny’s Yarn Along this week-I want to share a special friend with you. My children were just babes in arm when she entered into our lives. She lead the children’s story hour at our local library. “Come a little closer hun,” were the first words she said to me as I sat with my baby of just 3 months … Read More
I have just received my first box of my very own Gotland wool yarn from the mill and have knit my first swatch. With each row I knit, I fell more in love with this yarn. Gotland sheep come in a range of true natural gray, from light silver to a deep charcoal. This yarn, from my two ewes named … Read More
Joining Yarn Along and KCCO this week to share my knitting. Picking up stitches for sleeves and necklines can be daunting and met with hours of frustration. With a few helpful hints, and a little planning, the task is not so intimidating. Basically, you need to first, calculate the number of stitches needed to be picked up, and then space … Read More
As I am anxious to finish up my husband’s gansey, I find myself already planning my next knitting project. In December, I over dyed some gray Romney yarn with a mixture of cochineal and madder. The result was a lovely deep red. I have four skeins of this lovely yarn and I have been eyeing it ever since it came … Read More
“Elohim” ~ God our CreatorI started a book study this week, with some woman from my church, on the many names of God (LORD, I Want to Know You, by Kay Arthur). Chapter 2 speaks fondly to my heart- “Elohim”, creator of heaven and earth, and all that is in it. Each time I pick up my knitting needles, I am … Read More
