by Suzann Thompson | May 25, 2005 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I set up my Ultimate Sweater Machine under the carport again today. Two-year-old Ella cooperated, and now I have three new swatches for my latest (and I do mean latest! ) INKnitters article. Coats Moda Dea ‘Sassy Stripes’ yarn was a happy surprise. It is a...
by Suzann Thompson | May 22, 2005 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Ella is nearly two and a half years old. I started this cardigan before she was born. I want to finish it before next winter, so I joined KnitRedKAL to motivate myself to finish. All I have left to do is the sleeves and the button bands and other finishing....
by Suzann Thompson | May 12, 2005 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
After weeks of sitting around my living room in a basket, waiting for its collar to be bound off and its sleeves to be sewn in, the Salt and Pepper Jacket is done! We went out of town for the weekend to visit family, and I brought it along, thinking that surely I...
by Suzann Thompson | May 5, 2005 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Salt and Pepper Jacket is nearing its end! Hurray! I am ready to get it done so I can go on to other things. I restarted the collar several times Saturday night, trying to get it right. While I knitted, my daughter and I watched a 007 movie–Die Another Day....
by Suzann Thompson | May 4, 2005 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
The Wool Festival at Taos takes place the first full weekend in October, and you can attend fabulous fiber and textile workshops before and after the Festival weekend. The workshop descriptions are up on the web site, and you can register now. UPDATE 2022: The...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 28, 2005 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
I knitted seaweed and coral last night. Now I have a much better idea of what I will need to complete the sample. I will re-knit the bright green seaweed. It was supposed to look more like the dull green, but I made the center rib too wide and the other sts too...
