The Quilting Diva’s Blog

Where does the time go? Ok, I’ve totally wimped out on housework and piecing. Why…Knitting. I blame it all on the new yarn shop that opened last year. Since last fall, I’ve been knitting. I started out with Scarves for Christmas. Everyone got one. One thing led to another and quicker than you can say “I’ll Take the Pretty one with the sparkles”, I’m hooked. Or needled…

It’s not been bad. I’ve learned quite a bit about knitting. More than your standard knit and purl. I’ve learned Yarn overs (increasing) and knitting 2tog is decreasing. I’ve learned how to fix dropped stitches, but not how to avoid them. I’ve actually finished quite a few things, and I’ve finished a sock. One.

I’ve learned that I love hand-dyed over all others. My favorite is Fingering weight. I’m a fan of wool, especially Alpaca.

I am subscribed to all sorts of knit related websites and blogs. Do I need to tell you how long it takes to read everything. It’s like a job. I have to check all my emails, and my RSS feeds, etc. Plus stay on top of facebook (social networking). I’ve even started The Dutch Monkey Knitters, a stitch in group that meets once a week. At a doughnut shop of course. They serve this great Counter Culture coffee…

So that’s what I’m up to. Next thing to try : Kool Aid Dyeing…