What Guilt?

That was a lovely weekend!  (I notice I use ‘lovely’ an awful lot.  Noted, and I doubt I’ll change it any time soon.  Lazy brain!)  Skein Lane Knitting Retreat.
Knitting, knitters, Tomales Bay, not even cold!  (I think I wore a sweater once, and took it off.  Shawl, yes.  Happy Grey Alpaca Shawl!)  Nancy Bush, Sally [...]

A few more skeins

Windrush Farms Mohair and Wool 2 ply dyed with indigo and cochineal

Bo-Rage Yarns Finest Kid Mohair spun on raw silk

Aurora Whisper merino lace
(bought during Skein Lane Knitting Retreat 2008)

Knitting Retreat!

Don’t let me say I’m happy again. Since the last post I was nailed with another nasty bug. I’ll spare you the details. (If you’re unlucky enough to have talked to me last week, you weren’t spared. Sorry about that.)
But this last weekend was Knitting Retreat! Aaaahhhh…
I packed light. No [...]

Now with more Knitting Retreat

I’m sick on a Saturday.  Grumble grumble grr.  And we had plans:  wash all the dishes, clean the bathroom, go to the Farmers’ Market, go to the grocery store, ride around on BART.  The morning grizzled, so that was a good excuse not to go to the Farmers’ Market.  The dishes and the groceries had [...]

Good Times

Last weekend, Mom and I went to Marshall CA, on the east side of Tomales Bay, for the Skein Lane Knitting Retreat with Chris Bylsma.
We steeked (or stucked?).

We hiked from rooms, to dining hall, to class through a beautiful place.

We saw wildlife.

Chris is a wonderful instructor and very funny and warm.  Carolyn is a marvelous [...]