A Mānoa Girl's Bloggie

A special friend of mine has knitted two of these fabulous blankets, and I have long admired them.  So about a year and a half ago, my friend “Snowflake” and I decided to knit our own.  My friend passed on all her yarn to us, and Snowflake and I began our blankets together, here at my house.  They are each named “Joseph”, after the story in the Bible. Continue reading →

All the baby blankies that I have knitted recently are pau.  Tomorrow I’m going to wrap them and box them up and send them on their way.  I’ve enjoyed knitting them and hope that the babies will all feel snuggly and warm in them. Continue reading →

Today was our creative day at Bible Study, and I made good progress on the sweater.  I must admit that I was a little intimidated at the beginning of this project, because I’ve never knit a sweater before. Continue reading →

This afternoon I spent a wonderful two hours with some special friends at Aloha Espresso in Damascus, where we all kitted, talked stories, and drank coffee or tea.  I took along my Joseph’s Coat blanket, which I began knitting over a year ago and have been sluggish about finishing.  Other yarns and projects have called to me, and I  followed their siren songs and entreating voices.  What can I say? I am shameless! Continue reading →

Two years ago, Nolemana and I spent a weekend on Fox Island up in the Puget Sound, Washington, area.  While there, of course I had to check out at least one yarn shop, so we took the cute ferry over to Tacoma and then drove out to Lamb’s Ear Farm, where I had a wonderful time checking out all the great stuff.  Nolemana is wonderful about letting me browse, and patiently follows me around and sometimes even checks things out on his own. Continue reading →