I fell off the blog wagon hard in 2016 and it has carried into 2017. Now I'm back in the driver seat and plan to drive this bus to the end of the road.2017 is turning out to be the year of knitting adventures. I have been traveling, and will continue to travel throughout the… Continue reading Knitting Adventures 2017

After an unseasonably warm early fall, the temps have finally dropped to fall weather with daytime highs in the 50s and mornings at or below freezing. Time to break out the knitwear -- socks, hats, scarves and sweaters!November was time for the annual NaKniSweMo challenge. NaKniSweMo is shorthand for National Knit in a Month. Every… Continue reading It’s finally sweater weather

I was horrified to note that I haven't done a blog post in 2016. Honestly, it wasn't for a lack of activity, in fact, I have a calendar reminder set up every month with the intent of sitting down to write but something always comes up. That ends today. No more excuses.October is almost over.… Continue reading October was amazing

I have fallen off the blogging wagon once again but didn't want to pass up the opportunity to wish everyone a safe and joyous holiday season!It's been a crazy fall so far. I've been able to start and finish a ton of knitting....spinning, well not so much.Jen Lucas Designs MKALDuring my trip to SAFF in… Continue reading Happy Holidays!

Gotta love spring. Sunshine, warm weather, flowers (and pollen) and the season that brings Fiber Festivals and other yarn-y activities!I was able to attend my first Stitches event a couple of weekends ago. I took classes from Lily Chin (Tips & Tricks), Candice Eisner Strick (Grand Finale - Finishing Techniques), Alasdair Post-Quinn (Double Knit with… Continue reading The Festivities of Spring!

Sock knitting is my joy and my go-to project when I commute or travel. They are small, quick and relatively easy -- especially when I make plain 2x2 rib socks and don't need a pattern. At home I tend toward larger projects, like sweaters and lace (or a combination thereof).Because I commute to work by… Continue reading Oh, so you’d like a pair of socks? Let me get right on that!

I won this pattern (Perennial) in an instagram contest for #spin15in15. I am using the yarn I spun for the contest. Thanks to The 1764 Shepherdess for gifting me this lovely pattern.So after ripping the hat out 3 times because I couldn't seem to get the leaf pattern right, I finally just took a leap of faith… Continue reading Knitting Surgery

Wow, 2015. I remember, as a kid, thinking we'd have flying cars by now. And I'd be old. Well, at least one of those is right.I started the year with a bang! I rang in the new year with 100,000 of my closest friends on Lower Broadway in Nashville. With reluctance, I admit that I… Continue reading Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!