by Suzann Thompson | Jan 15, 2006 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Knit ALongs were my favorite internet discovery of 2005. I love how they motivate me to finish projects. And here is a true confession: I love the colorful buttons. There you have it. Here are the KALs I did in 2005. They are gathered here, so my sidebar will be ready...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 12, 2006 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The last two afternoons, I’ve been outside with three-year-old Ella. She plays in the tree or with the cats, and talks and talks to herself. I love to hear that sweet talk. I worked on the yellow vest. It is about six inches long. That doesn’t sound like...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 10, 2006 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My daughters and I visited the fabulous Bluebonnet Yarn Shoppe (Cedar Park, Texas) before Christmas, and I gave in to temptation. “Silk Garden” by Noro caught my eye, in shades of purple, silvery gray, olive, and touches of ochre here and there. To enhance...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 5, 2006 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post
The posts about the knitted Advent calendar, originally published in December 2005, will be featured in December 2021. Thank you all for the comments on my Advent calendar. It was fun to make, and I feel happy about it every year. I have done a number of felt ornament...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 29, 2005 | Knitting, Pillar Project, Retro Blog Post
Now that we have Ian Boyle’s stone pillar in our front yard, my mission is to take photos of the pillar in all kinds of light, at different times of day and different times of year. Here is the pillar on one evening earlier this month. Ian was particularly interested...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 24, 2005 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post
This is part two of Intarsia How-To, in response to several questions and comments. Thanks for those! Two common ways to prepare yarn for intarsia work are bobbins and yarn butterflies. Here’s an empty bobbin, a bobbin with yarn wound around it, and a yarn butterfly....
