Every year for my birthday I try to learn something new. Except for a couple years when the stresses of life got in the way it’s gone well. One year I learned to knit. It took a long time for that to take hold but I very much enjoy it now. [...]
I recommend that you always:
Grab one of these before grabbing something hot and satisfying.
This is my new favorite knit potholder pattern. It took me three tries to get it right but I’m liking it.
I finally got the hats for my daughters done. I let them pick their own yarn. The ones on top are last years hats. The new ones are on the bottom. It surprises me how much their tastes change from year to year. Heck, sometimes from day to day.
My little one went from pastel [...]
Did I not ask Google to NOT upgrade anything for at least two weeks? They apparently could care less. They waited until I was on vacation and went and upgraded the stupid reader. Bunch of wusses. Had to do it when I wasn’t looking huh? I don’t care that I like the new reader better. [...]
Several years ago, for my birthday, I decided to learn to knit. I had a small bag of knit baby clothes that had belonged to my father-in-law. His mother had made them for him. They were over 70 years old and in perfect condition. I never met his mother. She passed away several years before [...]