by StephCat | Oct 25, 2012 | Knitting, Travel
Oh, I loved this ram. He was so sweet and loved to have his chin scratched. I started by kneeling in front of his pen, and scritching, then tried to leave. Â Oh, no. Â He shoved his head through the bars. Â So I scritched some more. Â Then tried to leave....
by StephCat | Jul 25, 2011 | Knitting, Travel
I nearly always make a packing list, even for weekend trips. The times I’ve not used one are the times I’ve forgotten something. So here goes: [table id=12 /] You are correct — there are no handknitted socks on that list. The only shoes to wear...
by StephCat | Mar 20, 2011 | Knitting, Travel
Every year the California Vet Med Association holds a three day continuing education (CE) conference in Yosemite. As a vet, I have to accumulate 36 hours of CE every two years. The conference is worth 12; since we go to this every year, that’s 24/36. ...
by StephCat | Dec 27, 2010 | Knitting, Travel
I had a knitting disaster last week. If you follow me on twitter, I had two small tweets about it. At the time, that’s all I could say. Somehow I miscounted and thus mis-positioned the cables on Edie. I didn’t see it until the other day (more work had...
by StephCat | Nov 18, 2010 | Knitting, Travel
Woot! Who else is going to Madrona? This is going to be my first, and can you tell how excited I am? I’m taking Catherine Lowe’s Full- Fashioning for Design and Fit and Jean Wong’s Fine Finishing classes. Have any of you taken either of...
by StephCat | Sep 1, 2010 | Knitting, Travel
On the Thursday of our visit to Austin, I visited Sustainable Fibers in Elgin, TX. I brought my mom along — she’d never visited a mill before, and we were planning on going to lunch afterwards. We had a lovely time! I’ve visited small mills...
