Stitches of Violet

I find myself really enjoying knitting the Backyard Leaves scarf from Scarf Style in Knitpicks Andean Silk. But I don't want to wear i...

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My son John and daughter-in-law Anne are about to become parents for the first time. John writes: We’re hopefully in the home stretch. Ye...

Size: Women’s medium Yarn: 100g sock/fingering weight. Needles: 2-24” circulars US 1, 2.5mm. You can easily switch to double points or Ma...

I'm looking ahead to what I'm going to knit in April and I'm eagerly anticipating my April knitting projects. Next Friday, April...

Thanks for all the kind comments. Today is better. Much better. Today started off with sunshine. Real sunshine. Sunshine with no clouds. Sun...

Yesterday it was windy and cold - but it didn't snow. Glory and I went for a mile walk at the nearby fish hatchery. On the shaded left s...

It seems when I have socks on the needles, it's the socks I pick up to knit. So, I'm taking a sock break and knitting on my version ...

My sister sent dog pictures from North Carolina today. My eye immediately flew to the background where I could see forsythia and daffodils i...

This morning the female bluebird was sitting in a nearby tree while the male stood guard on the top of the nest box. How wonderful to have t...

Pappy and I went for a walk at the nearby fish hatchery today. Most of the ponds and lakes in the area are still ice covered, but there is ...

Susan is having a contest to collect ideas for stitch patterns to use with self-patterning yarn. The catch: She doesn't want to spend a...

All week I've been thinking how much fun it would be to take the camera out and find hints of spring here and there. The weather refused...

Here's a close up of the Basketweave Ribbing Stitch on John's Birthday Socks. They're on their snail mail way to Idaho as of thi...

The birthday socks are done! Since they were knit for 6 foot 5 inch tall Son John, they're a little baggy on my sock blockers. The yarn ...

I spent the afternoon in leisurely retiree fashion having lunch with a friend, not watching the time, and having a wonderful yak about grand...

Last night while blog hopping I noticed a trend for pulling out old, unfinished knitting projects, blogging about them, and giving them a th...

Spring is trying to break through. The air feels different, more humid, a little warmer. The bird calls are changing to mating songs, the wo...

It was a nice break from knitting and now I'm ready to get back to the needles. First thing that needs to be done is . . . John's Ba...

This is the first fresh, fluffy snow we've had in several months and the dogs are loving it. All three of them like to run through it as...