by Suzann Thompson | Apr 1, 2007 | Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Plymouth Yarns has always carried great basic yarns. I like their Indiecita Sport alpaca, and they now have alpaca boucle and baby alpaca yarns, too. Plymouth’s Galway Worsted 100% wool comes in a thorough color range, including some heathered yarns and nep...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 27, 2007 | Crochet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Have I made anything in the last few months? Besides a poncho, that is. Yes, but not that you can tell from my blog. Yes, I’ve been crocheting like crazy! But I can’t tell you what I’m crocheting. Yet. I have used some great yarns for my big, secret...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 15, 2007 | Life, Retro Blog Post
In my last post, I theorized about the blue glow around passing vehicles, and the blue light reflecting from a nearby lake, during a sandstorm. My explanation was elegant. It made perfect sense. But I was wrong. My Uncle Christian, who worked for many years as a...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 1, 2007 | Life, Retro Blog Post
The skies were brown last Saturday. High winds filled the air with sand and dust, blotting out everything beyond a quarter of a mile. Charles went out for the Saturday newspaper, and came back telling of white caps on the normally calm Lake Proctor. The afternoon...
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 22, 2007 | Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My friend Joan turned eighty last week. Her daughters threw a surprise birthday party for her, and people came from far and wide to Toronto to celebrate. It was a wonderful weekend of talking, talking, talking and quite a bit of eating, too. Toronto has an almost...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 23, 2007 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
This hat is just beautiful. The gauge is 18 stitches per inch. The workmanship looks flawless, and includes pretty details, like the tassels and this tiny knitted ripple. I was much impressed at the subtle colors of this hat. Could they be naturally dyed? Nope. Take a...
