by Suzann Thompson | Mar 30, 2005 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The spring issue of INKnitters mag arrived today, and I couldn’t put it down until I read it through. Beyond-beginner knitters, if you want information, inspiration, and interesting patterns, INKnitters is the magazine for you. It is truly a feast for the eyes...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 28, 2005 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Last two nights, after everyone else was in bed, I worked on the Salt and Pepper Jacket, accompanied by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, read by Stephen Fry. The package says he is the Potter-perfect reader, and I agree. The weather has been chilly here, so I...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 24, 2005 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
These beauties came in the mail yesterday. I can’t wait to get them around my needles. Got some sample color cards, too. So instead of knitting on the Salt and Pepper Jacket, I sat down with the sample cards and dreamed up possible projects. I really like the...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 22, 2005 | Crochet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
This is my daughter, Eva, swirling around in the poncho that she crocheted all by herself! She’s nine years old. She learned to finger crochet several years ago, and made miles of chain stitch. In 2003, I finally convinced her to crochet with a hook. Her...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 22, 2005 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I’m making a girl’s jacket with Lion Cotton, “Salt and Pepper,” which is black and white with very short gray transitions between the two. Here’s a sleeve. When the first white section came along, I just knitted it. But when the second...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 6, 2005 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
When I was a kid, my dad, Alan Thompson, would shake his head and say, “There’s a right way, a wrong way, and a Suzie way.” I sure didn’t want to do anything the wrong way, and usually we already knew how to something the so-called right way. I...
