Knit One, Purl Too: A Knitlog

First comes knitting at lunchtime, then knitting action photos on the desk – next, watch for a tub of my stash to sneak into a file drawer. It’s only a matter of time.

So as I said to the “Sally Feilds Ass” people, I now say to the poncho searchers: Your need will forever be unrequited here, so knock it off.

For some reason, I’m tickled to death by that. Slow knitter, but they’ll think I’m a fast eater – hee.

So let’s review: Unbeknownst to me, I order not enough yarn for my first sweater. I receive a second free shipment that gives me the appropriate quantity, plus some. I sell the free yarn, and buy not enough yarn for another sweater.

So, of course. what did I do? After organizing my knitting basket, I started something else.

Wow, look at that – before you know it, an entire month has gone by. I hardly meant for that to happen, but a lot went on behind the scenes here at Knit One, Purl Too while things appeared quiet. First and foremost, this blog is one, as of about three days ago – I’ve [...]

I didn’t realize how much I really wanted to go to Sockfest until it was happening; same deal with Maryland Sheep and Wool – even though I have zero interest in spinning, and MS&W is a spinner’s mecca, I was jonesing for a fiber road trip. So I thought “My brother in law lives in [...]

I came, I saw, I bought yarn. Vacation was very, very good to me, because the yarn store I located via the internet before departure turned out to be really great and very entertaining. Geneva, New York, home to The Yarn Shop of Geneva, is the Finger Lakes capital of fancy scarf-making. Knitters were coming [...]

I can’t really explain it, but after hearing a few knitlisters talk about the St. Brigid sweater (just FYI, here’s the story of St. Brigid), I went to have a look – and I was hooked. All week, even as I’m knitting away on my dinky little knit-and-purl scarf, I’ve been on a quest to [...]

Or, how I discovered my local yarn store. I’m sure I’ll look back on this moment and roll my eyes, but I’m writing it down anyway. I had been under the impression that I could teach myself all the knitting basics I needed; then I encountered ribbing, working the pattern for the Bernat scarf. I [...]