http://www.city-knitting.com Create, relax. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:14:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CLICK ON ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE Mona of Friday Harbor Meet Mona of San Juan Island off Washington's coast. She's the friendly sort that comes over to greet you at the fence. She got a hold of my wrist and gummed ... http://www.city-knitting.com/2010/02/16/from-mona-to-madrona/ Girasole Knitting together was fun last night, with the usual mix of fine folks, humor, impressive projects, impressive mistakes. I was in a mistake-knitting groove, stupid stuff with just myself to blame, when Shirley suggested I switch to something else. (Offending project- blue sock with brown heel, can be seen ... http://www.city-knitting.com/2010/01/20/back-to-that-lacy-sunflower-bit/ To all, best wishes for a very happy year. I hope your knitted gifties were well received. I bet the focus will now shift toward knitting something for yourselves. The Madrona Fiber Arts folks accepted a teaching proposal for a mini-class on grafting for the Winter Retreat in February. It's ... http://www.city-knitting.com/2010/01/04/happy-new-year/ Today was the last day at City Knitting- the last day to enjoy each other, which we did. Thanks to the many who came, young friends and old (and injured.) Thanks for all the cards, thoughtful letters and hugs. Thanks, Cathie, for the wine you brought, four "flavors" in ... http://www.city-knitting.com/2009/12/19/the-red-sofa-another-holey-squares-scarf/ A knitting related story that may not interest you. My husband stayed home from the band concert last night to diagnose and hopefully fix a problem with our landline phone at home. It has been failing intermittently for the past week, and died completely a few days ago. We suspected it ... http://www.city-knitting.com/2009/12/17/how-my-hobby-killed-our-landline/ This is our final week together at the shop. Before I go over the schedule for the week, here are a few things to share. Hearts for Haiti- Thanks, everyone. We reached the goal of 120-130 heart cushions, thanks to many hands. We especially want to thank Cathie R, who ... http://www.city-knitting.com/2009/12/14/five-more-days/ It's cold, snowy & dangerous out there. Today, Thursday, we just closed the shop early at 4:00. See you tomorrow. At the moment, I am frozen out of my car, but hope to make it home to coziness soon. Ironically, I just bought ice cream at the CVS, ... http://www.city-knitting.com/2009/12/10/too-many-flakes/ (Click on the photos for a better view.) Role reversal: two sheep watching over the people-flock. -Lorilee, or LL, saith the bricks. http://www.city-knitting.com/2009/12/06/photos-from-the-last-lnyp/ L.N.Y.P. The final Late Night Yarnie Party is tonight form 7 PM until midnight. Please bring a chair, as we've sold a few, and we may have some out of town guests. Bring a little something to share if you have time. We also have plenty of food, ... http://www.city-knitting.com/2009/12/04/lnyps-memories/ As soon as Thanksgiving is over, we all feel the pressure to get those gifts knit. Please let us know how we can help you select a project, or get you past where you are stuck midstream. We are happy to help. if you happen to run into ... http://www.city-knitting.com/2009/12/01/crunch-time-for-holiday-gift-knitting/