I've always admired Norwegian sweaters - their intricate colourwork is inspiring. The I found out you have to cut the work. With scissors. In the middle of your knitting. Gulp<< MORE >>

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Some projects trip the light fantastic and flow off of needles at a speed that causes sparks to fly. ... << MORE >>

May the blessings of this Christmas reach out to warm the hearts of all of my blog readers - friends near and far, and those yet to be met.


This picture was taken at Topsy Farms the ... << MORE >>

It's been a frenzy of knitting chez Stashaholic. I'm on a mission to finish up WIPs so it's been a bit of a blur. Apologies in advance to those on dialup - this is a biggie! Of course what's Christmas without a little bling?<< MORE >>

Today marked the celebration of the 2nd birthday of my home away from home, The Purple Purl. It's been a whacky two years involving me crocheting 6 ft snowflakes that almost killed me by causing an
allergic asthma attack, knitterly road trips (usually involving beverages of an adult nature) ... << MORE >>

THE
FINAL INSPECTION

The soldier stood and faced God, Which must always come to pass.

He hoped his ...<< MORE >>

Anne Hanson of Knitspot is a lovely
person I'm sure. But she's been the cause of my downfall on more than ...<< MORE >>

read the freaking instructions....

I am in the process of frogging 8" of the sleeve on my Mondo cable cardi. This pattern has caused me a great deal of teeth gnashing and second guessing of my knitterly abilities because of my "creative interpretation" of the instructions. ...<< MORE >>

For those doing the knit-along, don't read if you don't want to see clue one and two.

I don't usually do mystery knitting (having more than once been disappointed with the final design once revealed). So I peaked ahead at the socks being done with this one, and fell in ...<< MORE >>