things

This Saul Steinberg drawing (from 1971) says it all. Is there anything else? I have (books), here are some images that inspire me.
Embroidered coverlet, Mexican dated 1786, image from American Quilts and Coverlets in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wouldn’t these characters make charming dolls?
The next few are from Knot ISBN978-4-07-257058-6. Click the photos to [...]

Mother’s Day

Abi sent this photo that she took of my mom and me on Mother’s Day. We really were that happy! By the looks of that empty cup in my hand, I just finished drinking a very strong margarita.
These are my presents for being a mom. It’s not bad having another gift holiday. I love [...]

doll

This weekend we helped to celebrate our friend’s 7th birthday!We made her a doll as a gift. I employed Johnny’s help. He was the master stuffer; the parts I stuffed he re-stuffed to look better. There is an art to stuffing. After trial and error we discovered that a size 19 Daisy knitting needle was [...]

Gossamer Stars Scarf

Yesterday, the mailman delivered my Summer ’08 issue of Interweave Knits. I designed two patterns, Gossamer Stars Scarf and the Tapestry Skirt. Living in L.A. summer knitting is a natural fit for me. I can wear knitted skirts year round and I’ve always been a scarf girl. Today, I’ll talk about the Gossamer Stars Scarf. [...]

meme

Gudrun from the Shetland Trader tagged me. I was also tagged awhile back by creative yarn but I never got around to doing it. Both memes are kind of the same, one is answer these questions and the other is, list 7 random facts.
“The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player [...]

poncho style

This is hand-knit wearing in action. My kid won’t wear a sweater for five minutes but he wore a poncho all day. He asked me in the morning, “Mommy, you made this? Did it take a lot of times?” “Yes. I made it and it took a while.” “Oh, mommy it’s beautiful. What’s it called?” [...]

squares

I’ve been knitting squares. It means more stash busting and some much-needed mindless knitting. I really do knit to relax but I also use it to challenge my abilities to use math creatively as in writing patterns in multiple sizes.I guess I need a little bit of both and like to alternate between challenging and [...]