Stitches of Violet

On the second or third 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...

Sunny woke up shaking and in pain about 2 am. I drugged her up and snuggled with her for a while until she fell asleep, but I wasn't abl...

I love it when a heron decides our creek or pond is hunt worthy. They are so pretty. They stand perfectly still for long periods of time ju...

Lighthouse Gansey was packed away the middle of May, about the time Sunny had a serious back problem and I decided to knit socks for a while...

Monday Monday, can't trust that day, Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way Oh Monday morning, you gave me no warning of wh...

Last night we had the second mild frost of autumn. Heading to church at 9:00 am this morning, I warmed up the car and turned on the defroste...

Done. I will wear them and they will keep my feet warm. I'll feel free to wear them around the house without shoes or slippers and I kno...

Answering questions from comments and email. Jan commented . . . Alan probably wishes you could have knit a pretty red pump; he could have ...

This afternoon it was 60 degrees in the house and I decided it was time to turn on the furnace for the first time this heating season. 12:30...

I had reservations about the desirability of this stitch pattern and I was right. The cuffs are knit on 2.5mm needles, have to be tugged ove...

The field of goldenrod has all gone to seed making the birds and little seed eating rodents very happy. The only thing left in bloom are the...

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

Slackford Studio Sue introduced Hedonist, a new line of yarn, a few weeks ago. It's 70% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon, and 10% Cashmere. ...