Let’s cover the weekend first shall we? I made a veritable ton of jam! And the 3 jars of peach salsa on the left. the nectarine jam on the right was made on Saturday morning, and the Blackberry & Plum jam (yes, it really is a mouth watering as it sounds) in the middle was […]
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The Secret Life of a Knitter: Part II or Why Knitting Celebrities Are Real People
Someone sent me an e-mail a while back asking if I was going to the Snake River Fiber Festival in Idaho. I was moving that weekend, so I had to say no. She responded “Too bad! I was hoping to get your autograph on my copy of Interweave Knits!” I have to tell you, this […]
The cutest baby booties in the entire WORLD!
The cutest baby booties in the entire world are made by my sister and sold at her shop here. You just have to go see them! Crochetted COWBOY boot-ies! *dies of glee* *EDIT* She’s out of them and needs more time to make some, but drop her a line and let her know if you […]
The Secret Life of a Knitter: Part I
I’ve been asked to review a knitting book for a magazine and I made the mistake of mentioning it to a coworker. He asked “So how do you get that gig?” I paused…. do I tell him? Do I make something up? Do I say I was chosen at random from all the people who […]
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Sorry blogging has been so thin on the ground here at MimKnits. I’ve been quite busy and then trying to recoup from being busy. I was working on the Monster Evil Grant â„¢ and now that that is done, I’ve been sort of regrouping for business stuff. I’ve got a bunch of things looming in […]
I love you Stephanie!
Hidcote’s revision has been e-mailed out to the people who purchased it. I used the e-mail that you included with your customer info. AAAND I just realized that I mailed it out to people who’s checks I haven’t yet received as well.. *headdesk* I sure hope none of you are dishonest. Anyway… yes, and also, […]
N is for….
Needles. (this is an old picture… the socks are MUCH farther along than that) This is 2 sets of Plymoth 6″ bamboo double points, my new favorite sock needles! They’re nice and pointy and the 6″ length is very easy to use. I’ve tried many different brands and types of needles, and you might say […]
Heads up on Hidcote…
Hey all.. sorry I’ve been AWOL lately… but the grant for work is in almost final form (my appendices alone are close to 3000 pages) and I can finally breathe again. I should be back to posting regularly next week. And I should be able to start off with an “I met the Yarn Harlot” […]
Hidcote Garden Shawl is available!
Buy it here! This shawl is named after the garden at Hidcote (pronounced ‘Hid-Cut’) Manor in Gloucestershire, England. The garden was layed out in the 1920’s by Lawrence Johnston. The Hidcote Garden is characterized by its wild abundant plantings bounded within structured, geometric beds. Hidcote Garden is also famous for it’s lavender varieties.The shawl is […]
Mememememe from My Seester
*NOTE* I’ve been working frantically today, but I should have the Hidcote Garden Shawl up and ready for purchase in an hour or two. I hope you all like it. It’s 12 pages long! With 9 pages of charts! My sister tagged me with a meme! Normally I reserve the right to refuse any meme […]
