We are certainly in a fun period of our lives. My own children, along with my nieces and nephews, are starting families of their own. Right now it looks like we’ll be having quite a few girl grand babies in our family and my niece,Marissa’s baby, Kemper is expected to…
Sometimes you just need a little inspiration. I was in a creative lull when I walked past my neighbor’s beautiful garden with these cone flowers in full bloom. My neighbor, Mark, and his wife, Cathy, are master gardeners and their yard is often full of flowers that change with the…
Oh, to be a grandma. My friends who have grandchildren have always told me you never know this kind of love. It is so true. We’ve been anxiously awaiting the birth of our first grandchild and on June 22 we were blessed with a sweet little girl named Margot. For…
I’m on a baby blanket making roll! My little granddaughter is due in July and I’m experimenting with different yarns and patterns in hopes of making that all time perfect blanket. I really want to try to get some texture into my new blankets so I purchased a textured/twisted cotton…
Oh the baby blanket saga continues. I really love experimenting with design and using different yarns to create baby blankets. I just have so many ideas and not enough looms. Okay, I actually have quite a few looms, but never enough shafts and certainly not enough time. Our family will…
I just love yarn- really I love yarn. I can’t say that I’m a yarn hoarder, at least not yet, but I’m well on my way. There’s nothing like finding some beautiful, shimmery, soft and squishy yarn and to top it off, in the colors that you love. I came…
Do you have a certain weaving structure that you are just drawn to? For me, that’s M’s and O’s. I’m not sure exactly why but the texture that’s formed with the adjacent plain weave and rib weave blocks is just amazing. It’s so incredible the difference between the weaving that’s…
