Great Towering Textiles

Goodbye, Big Button.

Trying to be productive and focused. Knitting takes a back seat. (Okay. That was my break. Back to work.) (Note to the knitting: You'...

I had, this week, my fair share of Messages That Shall Not Be Ignored. No surprise to me, I subsequently finished this massive loop scarf an...

This day has Good coffee, Playing pantomime games with third graders, Leftover lunch from lovely dinner with friends yesterday, Lovely dinne...

Past: I didn't catch up on posting holiday knitting pictures. Captured a couple for Ravelry. I knit some unassuming and manly hats for...

This weekend I have been shifting into the New Year. Nothing unexpected in it. Tidying and regrouping. Preparing and resting. Well, not s...

My little corner has been a busy one. Had the fun of welcoming my little family of mother, sister, kids for the Christmas weekend. Enjoyed...

How'd I go this long without trying entrelac? Same thing goes for spaghetti squash, which I tackled for the first time this fall. The s...

Hardly ever happens: I am in a holiday making mode. Early December usually finds me worn, frazzled and behind. Since I am not entirely wo...

I planned to cook. Then I started this hat, following an in-store pattern, picked up with this yarn. Turned out the pattern was a recipe.  ...

Here's to a December which includes some textile fun!

A friend of mine makes adorable little finger puppets and sells them on Etsy. She makes custom orders as well. Adorable. Sh! She doesn...

Among the projects that have kept me busy lately: These were still in progress, at the time of this impromptu photo romp. Wire hangers of va...

Sunday night Fabric paint Lno block carving Paint scumbling Some success A lot of rustic printing

I keep wanting to call this colorway Plato. I had a parakeet named Plato. I thought the name was playdough, because I knew more about that...

Cork circles, on the right Plastic "cedar" fronds A foam rubber flower die cut, eventually with bits ripped off and out Cork faced...

Called for a brick wall, somehow....

I have more hand printing play underway. I'm tackling some embroidery for costume. Costumes are on schedule for several projects. Kni...

I am a dork. Let it be said. I'm now knitting another costume piece. Urban Rustic gloves (pattern from Knitty) from some very old stas...