So, I was asked to share what I got at Sticks and Sting this year. I assure you it is modest in the most! The yellow yarn on the left is a custom dyed skein of Superwash Merino 3 ply yarn that came with my goodie bag (but that I forgot to photograph!) by Dreams …
I’ve been reading the ladies over at the Mason-Dixon and their lightning blog posts for the past few weeks and I’m thinking that this might be what is needed to get me back into writing here. So, thanks Kay and Ann! (or not possibly:-)) My life here in Ames got busy in a hurry thus …
I’m really loving these printed bags as well as these. The second bag would be especially great for an emergency knitting/crocheting kit for the car:-) This article made me weep, in a good way. I’ve been watching Round the Twist with Carin as a knitting compliment. I don’t know if the video aspect really helps …
I have been working on Althea by Dutch Knitting Design otherwise known as my friend Marleen Van der Vorst. I started this at Woolfest on either the 24th or the 25th of June. Well, that’s not exactly correct as I started this yarn as a different pattern but quickly decided to use Marleen‘s pattern instead. …
This weekend I had the great fortune of going to the Des Moines Metro Knitters group annual retreat called Sticks and Strings. It was held at the Country Inn and Suites in Clive, which was the perfect venue as it had such a laid-back atmosphere. None of the hotel staff looked too freaked-out by a …
Sarah Jane Humke 