Stitches of Violet

Dear Friends and Readers, DH Bob went into the hospital last Friday. Respecting his privacy, I don't write about his medical problems bu...

I'm getting so much knitting enjoyment from knitting Cookie A. socks, I plan to continue it for a while longer. I'm even collecting...

The Sock Innovation KAL , (a Ravelry link) selection for June is the Sunshine pattern. For her June birthday socks, Mom asked for socks ...

Pomatomus by Cookie A. was one of the May pattern selections for the Sock Innovation KAL , (a Ravelry link). When I started it toward the ...

Thursday night while trying to get some sleep after a tense day in the hospital while Mom had surgery, Mother Nature decided to deliver a wh...

Wednesday evening, the eve of Mom's birthday, brother Dave and I had a mini party for her. Dave brought all kinds of yummy Indian food a...

On the second Friday of each month I go back five years to pick out one of my favorite blog posts for that month and repost it here on Flash...

Only my Mother could look this good in a hospital bed dressed in a hospital gown three days after having a heart attack. Do I need to say mo...

Jean at Knitting Garden is having a blogiversary contest with some lovely sock yarn prizes. I'm on Twitter as knittingviolet . Mom, Si...

Note: No knitting or nice nature pictures in this post. My excuse is caring for an ailing dog. Details follow for those who are interested. ...

These writing prompts are available from Simple Woman's Daybook where each Monday we're invited to join in celebrating the beauty o...

In anticipation of the Sock Innovation KAL , (a Ravelry link) selecting Sunshine as the June KAL pattern, I ordered this yarn from Slackfor...

There isn't much of a knitting update. I've been enjoying spring, working out in the yard, taking care of ailing dogs (details at en...

The swallows hatched Monday. Mother Swallow didn't want to leave the nest box. I honored her decision (Mother usually knows best) and di...

One of my long time blog reads, Susan in OK , sells beautiful fiber at Slackford Studio . Recently she added a 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nyl...

The nestbox is getting - - what's a nice word for it? A little crusty? The bluebird chicks are twelve days old, getting old enough to ju...

This is the Lighthouse Gansey before I frogged it all the way back to the underarms on the front and back. The lighthouse on the front was t...

On the second (or sometimes third) Friday of each month I go back five years to pick out one of my favorite blog posts for that month and re...