I’ve been taking a much needed break from blogging the past couple of month but now, hopefully I’m back to my knitting. Does it seem to you that you’re more interested in knitting in the winter time? I hope now to get back to blogging regularly and I also hope to hear from readers about your current knitting projects. Have you taken a break for summer or are you working on holiday gifts-either for others or for yourself?
Do you have a knitting resolution for 2012? If you do, please feel free to share and read what my resolutions for Spinning Alpaca yarns are for the new year.
Merry Christmas from Spinning Alpaca Yarns. Enjoy my Christmas pet photos.
10% of the total earnings from my blog go to Friends of the Arlington, Texas Animal Services to help get abandoned dogs and cats new homes.
I was on one of my favorite knitting forums the other day and someone asked if knitting relieves stress or just causes more of it. There was mostly a consensus that knitting does relieve stress until a mistake appears – probably about 10 rows back! A simple knitting pattern that is repetitive can be very [...]
It’s very hard to watch cherished relationships change. We see our parents growing older and more feeble and it’s very hard to to see old age creeping up on them day by day. It’s the same with our pets, although we go through that change more often in life if we want to have dogs [...]
It’s icy in Texas today and I’m going to brew a pot of tea, put on a good Masterpiece Theater and finish this infinity scarf pattern for my daughter.
I recently started taking a tai chi class and the lessons I’m learning about patience and focusing on the perfection of the moment have helped me to enjoy knitting more, especially when it comes to fixing knitting mistakes.
Knitting and gardening have a lot in common. They are both creative and make you feel good! My new herb garden is flourishing this year and my recipes are delicious! Have you ever tried Quinoa Tabouli made with your own fresh herbs?
Alpaca yarns is going to embrace voluntary simplicity and branch out from being simply a knitting blog. I’ll still discuss knitting but now I’ll also offer information on country living and how to do things for yourself to save money and increase the health and happiness of your family.
