Over a year ago we made plans with Wayne’s two sisters and their husbands to go on a Viking River Cruise to celebrate our 40th Wedding Anniversary. I had been wanting to do this for a long time after seeing the advertisements on PBS, and hearing from other people who had been on a riverContinue reading “Danube River Cruise Vacation Part 1: Planning and Getting to Munich”
Tag Archives: Knitting
Another Baby Ensemble
I knit a baby sweater while anticipating the birth of our granddaughter in June 2023. I used some pinkish yarn from Valley Yarns in a 48% cotton/ 46% modal/ 6 % silk blend. Modal is a fiber make from beech tree cellulose that is a breathable, absorbent alternative to cotton. It is very soft. NotContinue reading “Another Baby Ensemble”
Baby Hats
I like knitting for my granddaughter, who was born last summer. One problem is that usually I have no idea how old she is going to be when a particular item will fit. I knit two baby size hats using the same pattern, one tiny and one bigger. I was not necessarily trying to achieveContinue reading “Baby Hats”
Gold Canyon 2024
We are back home in West Central Minnesota now. Some snowbirders stay in Arizona (or wherever they go) for as long as 6 months. I am starting to miss home before the end of our three month reservation at Gold Canyon RV & Golf Resort. This winter of 2023/2024 was a non event in MinnesotaContinue reading “Gold Canyon 2024”
Silk Hankies and a Scarf
Last summer there was a Fiber Arts Festival in Fargo. I did not need any more knitting, spinning or weaving yarn, supplies, or accessories, and it was an hour drive one way to get there. Of course I wanted to go. A knitter friend visiting that weekend was more than happy to join me. ThereContinue reading “Silk Hankies and a Scarf”
School of Sweet Georgia Socks
I started knitting a pair of socks in December, to bring on our post holiday road trip to Arizona. It was so unseasonably mild at that time in Minnesota that it barely felt like winter. It was 55 degrees on Christmas Day. Some of the bigger lakes in Minneapolis were open water over the holidaysContinue reading “School of Sweet Georgia Socks”
Knitted Baby Shoes
Many years ago I came across a book called “50 baby bootees to knit” by Zoe Mellor. I had to have it. I did not have any babies to knit for at the time, but the booties were just so cute and I liked the idea of a project that would not take too longContinue reading “Knitted Baby Shoes”
Knitted Holiday Ornaments
We had a week of quality time with family in the Bay Area of California over Thanksgiving. Wayne’s sister Yvonne, and brother-in-law Gayle, were very generous hosting us at their home in Alameda. Our son and daughter-in-law, James and Kelsey, came too, bringing their five month old daughter on her first plane ride. It wasContinue reading “Knitted Holiday Ornaments”
Up North Socks
I went to the LYS (Local Yarn Store) Leelanau Fibers in Suttons Bay, near Traverse City, Michigan, when I was on vacation with friends in July 2022. I wrote about that fun trip in a post you can read here. Many brick and mortar yarn stores have gone out of business. When you do comeContinue reading “Up North Socks”
Scarf Repair OR Crazy Cat Lady
A friend from Minneapolis asked me if it was possible to repair a hand knit scarf she had made that one of her cats had gotten into. Shelley showed me a photo with a chunk out of the middle of the side. She is not an experienced knitter, and did not have any leftover yarnContinue reading “Scarf Repair OR Crazy Cat Lady”
Yarns from the Lake 