Amy Artisan

It has been an organizing sort of afternoon. One of the things to do was pull the remnants from my stash & get them in some semblance of order instead of strands all through the stash box. I started winding each remnant into a ball & resulting bunch reminded me of ice cream scoops. So, [...]

My first FO of 2006! I’ve named this scarf Mission.

Why? The obvious is that this was knit with Mission Falls 1824 wool. The primary color (cocoa) was originally purchased in the fall to be my new scarf for the winter but it wasn’t dark enough for what I was wanting to make. The [...]

Another good book find of 2005 that I forgot to include was The Pearl Diver by Jeff Talarigo. I picked this up while browsing the Costco book tables and was not disappointed with the selection.
I read this earlier in the year before we had even selected The Samaurai’s Garden for a book club reading. [...]

So the new year has started…what does that mean for my knitting needles? A couple of WIPs on the needles & a couple of WIPs off the needles that need to be blocked before being ready for prime time. Pictures will come in future posts.
On the needles:
#1 - The Baby Marlowe Blanket - A simple [...]

As the new year starts, I thought I’d take a minute to list some of my favorite reads from 2005. Some were book club reads, some were Costco finds and some were passed along from friends. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
- The Samurai’s Garden by Gail Tsykiama
- The Shadow of [...]