froggy knitting

I ordered this Malabrigo yarn on-line and, on first sight, it was too stripey for my taste and far from subtle. Now that I am knitting up a Purl Ridge cowl, it completely amuses me. Soft and a little furry to hold, the yarn surprises me with greeny-yellow color changes that have the goofy charm of a child's toy. This is too much fun, as I noodle away my days in a San Antonio motel room.

what to do with da vinci?

For Christmas, my sister and her husband gave me an airy skein of alpaca yarn, spun from the coat of an animal in their neighborhood. It delights the eyes and tempts the hands, this woolly donation from Signore da Vinci.

I am thinking I will combine it with Little Flowers, a bright string of sparkly doodads, to make something soft and as yet undecided.

slower than slow

Last January I signed up for the Block of the Month project at Red Purl, a blanket of twelve knitted blocks.


Today as the cropped cornfields outside my window are patterned with light snow, I shall begin August.

elements in progress

I have been working on this piece for months, and the pace has suited its intention.


A thick, dense book of poems, paper, and images rests on a soft bed

that is part of a structure reminiscent of a sarcophagus.


All the elements are lush and somber, and I do not yet know where they will lead.

soft, white, and bright

I am making something for Heidi, my son's daughter,

with the softest-ever wool spun by Amy at Red Purl.

A string of bright flags, called Little Flowers, rides along.

The pattern is simply K2, P1, K2, P1 -- and on and on.