My musings on our homeschool, coop, figuring out what my educational philosophy is anyway, and will I ever make curtains for the rest of the appartment?
Barbara G Walker and Melissa Leapman both use this method for “capping a cable” AKA closing a ring design. I think it’s sheer brilliance. Elsebeth Lavold uses a different method, someday I want to make a medallion combining the two Continue reading Capping a Cable with Barbara G Walker’s method from A third treasury of Knitted Patterns
Each morning begins with either jack hammers and air compressors, or air compressors and soil compressors tunneling under the new sidewalks. I think I am loosing my hearing, DH asked me why I was shouting this morning, and I was Continue reading What are we about this week…hmmm?
I love the way knit stitches can flip over and camouflage themselves, so that they mimic themselves upside-down. Continuous Cables (called Ring Cables in the 3rd Treasury of Knitting Patterns) are a great example of this, so are provisional cast Continue reading A Tutorial on Combined Kitchener’s Stitch/Swiss Darning for attaching knit applique
Ah mak You Co-ffee!! Wow, you really know me well, K, don’t you? But you still are eating cheerios for breakfast today – I think 5 scrambled eggs breakfasts in one week is a bit much even for a two Continue reading Momma, Ah Wan’ Eggies…
I mailed the Ed Plan into the superintendent’s office today (certified mail so I don’t worry about it getting lost). Now we are up to the fun part of the year: books are coming in the mail! This leads to Continue reading Ed Plan In!