It’s that time again – the Kansas State Fair is nearing (all too soon for me)! Since there is a new class this year for “Any Hand Knit Item – made with Hand Spun” I feel honor bound to enter something. Back in June, I decided to make the pair of Fair Isle gloves I’d been thinking about ever since … Continue reading →
You’ve probably seen them around lately – those square (most often) black-and-white thingies on advertisements and products? Well, here’s one – It’s called a QR code. QR stands for “quick response”, which isn’t actually too helpful in explaining anything. It’s really just a code meant to be read by a smart phone that will send you directly to a website … Continue reading →
I’ve always liked the jaunty little nursery rhyme: Cross-patch, draw the latch Sit by the fire and spin. Take a cup and drink it up, And call the neighbors in. Two or three weeks ago, I found that I was feeling rather like that cross-patch. You know how it is; unhappy events seem to come in clusters. So I … Continue reading →
June 11th was “Worldwide Knit In Public Day”… and again, I was at a rabbit show. And again, I did a bit of sock knitting. But the big news for me was: He also went on to win 2nd Reserve In Show (or in other words, 3rd place in the Best In Show competition). I was very proud of him!
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