Since my mother’s death at the end of February, I’ve had a hard time knitting. Most of my knitting projects require a certain amount of attention paid to them, and I guess that I haven’t had that to give. I also haven’t been able to read an entire book for similar reasons. It’s been a …
Yesterday was a long day that actually started the night before. Well, if I’m being completely honest, it started last year at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival. David Kier, a professional shearer, was there doing demos and my friend Kendra started talking to him. It is not an unusual thing for Kendra to start …
This weekend I took a class through my guild. It was a class that I have wanted to take for some time now and finally had the opportunity to take it. Since I have had a loom in my possession for some time now, I thought that it was high time that I learned how …
There are days that I feel like I’m on a treadmill and then there are days that feel as though I am on an elliptical machine. In my universe, an elliptical machine is the devil. Probably invented sometime during the Spanish inquisition by the same man who invented panty hose, SPSS, and stiletto heels. I cannot …
Today you get what would normally be two blog posts only in one, compact edition. Yay! It’s like a 4th of July sale at Menards! Your first lovely blog post is called: I Shall Swim in the Pool of Victory I finished the socks for Joel finally. The knitting was done this morning (I just …
So, yeah… I get the addictive nature of the Monkey socks now. I already want to cast-on the next pair and I’m not done with this pair yet! It’s sort of like when I was still smoking (yes, I used to smoke. I quit. It’s bad for you, don’t start it!) when I would want …
You know you had a good time on your birthday when you don’t get to blog about it until a week later! My day started normally enough until I got to the office where a very interesting box awaited me on my desk. Given it’s dimensions, I was a tad apprehensive that my day was …
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 …
This summer I have gotten the chance to attend two fiber festivals near where I live. The first was Shepherd’s Harvest which is held in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. This was the 15th year that Shepherd’s Harvest had been held and it shows. There were 3 buildings of vendors… a building of sheep and goats… and …
I feel like I’ve been working on this blanket for little Matthew forever, even if it really hasn’t been all that long. It’s just that it’s, well, boring. With my normal scrapghans, I can change color whenever I feel like it, thus alleviating the boredom of non-stop half-double crochets. However, with this blanket, there’s no …
Sarah Jane Humke 