Stitches of Violet

Alternate Title: What Happens To My Brain When I Knit Stockinette for Too Many Days in A Row My all time favorite knitting books are the fou...

A few weeks ago Carrie suggested I try some of the sweet potato dog treats available at Sit Stay . I ordered a small pack of sweet potato ra...

Looking at the color coded USA Today weather map, Michigan (where I live) is coded the same color as Texas - bright red, temps in the 90s. I...

Warning to Sharon : This post contains a picture of a wool sock. Several months ago a generous online friend from the Opal Chatters List se...

Since we live in a dense, shaded area, we usually don't mind not being air conditioned - except for a few days of the year, and this is ...

The hatching has begun! The first hatched looks like he's ready to rule the nest. Mom and Dad Eastern Bluebird are working hard to feed ...

ChelleC left a comment yesterday asking to see the projects on my knitting "to do" list. Here it is - a list of everything I want ...

After being very lazy for a few weeks, I'm back in the knitting swing of things. Yesterday when I picked up Matthew's Scarf , I noti...

Tomorrow, June 18, is Mom's birthday. I've hacked her blog to post birthday greetings and let the world know it's her special d...

Your Expression Number is 2 A mediator and peacemaker, you get along well with others. You light up in group situations, but struggle when y...

Wow. Thanks for all the great comments and email on my last post. I think it's important that everyone take some time once in a while to...

This week I've been thinking about my future and my inability to get motivated about planning it. Here I am, 60 years old, in reasonable...

These are my two little dogs, Sunny on the left and Pappy on the right. They are both about 14 pounds, have black eye patches, are very inte...

Scarf Clarification Sorry I wasn't clear about the scarf picture in the last post. Several readers - maybe more - thought the picture wa...

I'm going to use age as an excuse to limit my knitting on these sleeves to twenty or less rows a day. When I rashly decided to make myse...

In order to have truth in blogging, I need to show some of the spots in the yard that are far from perfect. When I took the camera out today...

Oh the colors! Better than advertised! Brighter than in my photo! Last weekend I ordered some sample quantities of yarn from Knitpicks , fig...

Frogs in the Pond This Northern Leopard Frog sitting at the edge of the pond and was nice enough not to jump away until he had his picture t...

Knitting time when I could concentrate was at a premium today, but I managed to finish up the short rows that make up the sleeve cap. Barbar...

After sewing up the side seams, weaving in ends, and doing some research and calculations, I was able to start the short row sleeve cap on t...