Author: Patty

Puyallup

That’s pronounced “pyoo-AL-up. I was immediately corrected by my Seattle friend, so I thought I’d save you the embarrassment. Sewing ExpoAnyway, that’s where I spent Thursday. This was my first time to the Sewing...

Doggy Cuteness

That would be Jake! And hubby, too. Even Tom’s shoulder makes a good pillow for Jake. Site Feed

Quick project

I think I really knew I was going to run out of yarn on the shrug (see below) and I’d just picked up the March 2008 issue of Crochet! so I decided to make...

Miscalculation – again

I really should know better and should do a better job of 1) calculating how much yarn a project will really take (as opposed to estimating) and 2) making sure I really have as...

Happy Heart Day!

I didn’t have any Valentine’s Day fabric, but I did have a dog fabric with hearts, so Tom got a new shirt for the day. Elderflower skirt is mostly finished. The knitting is done,...

Another Yarn Shop – with a twist

A PDX Knit Blogger posted information about Yarnia, so I can take no credit, other than spreading the word. I won’t be able to go to the grand opening on February 2, but, even...

Tuesday talk

New shirtsAlthough I didn’t gift Tom with the promise of at least one shirt a month for 2008, I’ve just continued the tradition. Considering I haven’t stopped finding new dog fabrics, it only makes...

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Though she won’t see this and you can’t email her any greetings, it bears noting that today is my mom’s 81st birthday. Currently, she lives in Sun City West, AZ, but we are working...

Dogs on Thursday…on Friday

My friends and family know me well. Here are some doggy things I received for Christmas. But nothing can hold a candle to the real dogs.Jake asks,”Is that all there is?” Mandy says, “Hey,...

Looking back on the year

As I finally get back to this thing we call blogging, I took a look at what I accomplished on the fiberly front. I did so many more things in my head than I...