• A Restful Time.

    In nursing, there is always a lot of discussion about ‘burnout’ and ‘caregiver fatigue’. Burnout can exist for many reasons and causes stress, anxiety and altered sleep patterns. In my career, I’ve experienced burnout once and…

  • sweater knitting.

    Over the years, I have knit many many sweaters*. And I’ve made tons of mistakes: Yarn too dense for a pattern, yarn knit at too dense a gauge, yarn knit at too loose a gauge, wrong pattern…

  • GIVEAWAY // Della Q

    Firstly, I want to thank Stitch Craft Marketing and Della Q for providing this beautiful needle case to me for review. After I had had it in my possession for a few weeks, I decided to…

  • the aftermath.

    It is difficult to write about this sweater because it has gone on for a very long time. I started this back in the fall with high hopes of finishing it quickly but I became distracted…

  • Episode 16 :: Releasing Tension

    The Wool n’ Spinning Podcast Episode 16 :: Releasing Tension February 2016 Thank you for watching! This week’s show features handspun knitting, some spins in progress and a little chat about my Jumbo flyer from my…

  • socks galore.

    This has been a sock heavy fall and I’ve been so excited to share them but … they were gifts! Now that Christmas is over I can share all of them with you. I have saved…

  • wonderland rabbit.

    I am not, nor have I ever been, a toy knitter. I sometimes think about knitting toys and then I come to my senses. But then a little someone was born and her name is Alice.…