MondayLunchCrew

My fun trip this weekend is starting to loom. I need to start to think about what project to bring to work on in the airport, on the plane… Here’s a few contenders to consider: On-Your-Toes Socks. Verdict Probably not. It’s this close to being done and I’ll be left without a project since I [...]

Another recently coveted pattern is Butterfly from Rowan 37. So, on the last trip to Village Yarns, I saw Beads, buttons & lace by Jennie Atkinson, I had to get it. (This book seems to be very similar if not exactly the same as Romantic Style. I think it’s a case of being able to [...]

For the first time in a year, a stop at my French Magazine store in Yorkville yield a Cross-Stitch magazine. The dearth of them was the reason I started subscribing in the first place. Any hoo, the issue was okay and didn’t really capture my attention from the covers, good thing I browsed in the [...]

A great set of videos on YouTube by Cat Bordhi. [via] I’m saving the link for future reference and thought you might enjoy it too.

New Style of Heirloom Knitting by Toshiyuki Shimada I was lucky enough to have G’s sister stay in San Fran for a couple of weeks last month. Kinokuniya just so happens to have had the book in store, so she picked up a copy of it for me. Just in time for me to enjoy [...]

Ravelry.com is a great place to discover patterns and leads one to covet old magazines and even out of print material. One of the ones I’ve been looking for is Interweave Knits Summer 2005. Luckily without much trouble, it was found at Village Yarns. Seriously, that store is awesome for finding magazines and books. (More [...]

It feels like I’ve been playing catch up for weeks. It’s seemingly never ending. This weekend, another one full of catch up activities before a work bonus trip next weekend. (Yay!!) I’ve been knitting, as well as stitching! But haven’t been feeling up to any photography or updating the sidebar of projects. Next on my [...]

I’ve been quite behind in my blogs reading lately….Found this little gem which was from a while ago. [via] Chinese Culture Versus German Culture I’d say that while the project is to reflect between German and Chinese cultures, it’s pretty accurate to what I’ve seen here in North America (the German culture as reflective of [...]

It’s been a while since the last instalment of some geek humour: Man, I love me some database humour….Is that so wrong?

Edited for grammar and more references. Okay, if you haven’t watched Pushing Daisies, you need to. One of the main characters, Emerson Cod, played by Chi McBride, is a knitter. They show knitting properly(at least it is knitting and not crochet or something. Looks to me like he’s knitting, even if slowly.) and refers to [...]

I’ve been snowed under with work for the last 15 days. So, while I got this issue maybe last week or the week before, I’ve only gotten to showing it to you now. Another good issue with some really solid designs. Some I’m showing you here, and some, I’m not, since I might make them [...]