Prairie Girl Knits (and sews... and bakes... and cooks...)

First off, let me say what a lucky, lucky girl I am. I am the luckiest of lucky people! Wednesday was a bad day. A grumpy, nothing goes ri...

Darcy has been such an incredible swap partner in the Longing for Spring Swap . Right as the swap was beginning she went to have what was ...

I'm trying to be disciplined. Really. I am. So far I've puttered away at my second sock: I've spent some time giving my Gather...

Coffee 1. What is your preference? Whole beans or ground? I love whole bean coffee - there's just something about that amazing smell of...

In just 15 more days sign ups start for the Spring Fling Coffee and Yarn Swap . I plan to be in on it this time!!! I did a couple of them an...

Well, as of the last posting, my yarn from my Etsy purchase arrived in the mail (actually arrived that day!) and yesterday my patterns arriv...

My list of WIP include the following: ~ Gathered Pullover - about 13 inches of the body done ~ Gentleman's Winter Socks - one sock done,...

I got my Valentine's swap parcel in the mail on the weekend and boy am I happy girl!!! The awesome Megweaver made me cookies that were...

I would like to take this opportunity to breathe a sigh of relief and say the baby sweater was finished. It wasn't an easy task given ...

It's about -40C with the windchill today again, so anything that makes the wait until spring go quicker is just fine by me!!! Here's...

And that means major knitting time tonight! Friday's are always my knitting night. Some people (of the non-knitting persuasion) might f...

Tuesday morning I found out just before heading out the door for work that Grandma had passed away. I was heartbroken to get the news even ...

Memories of Grandma According to my friend, Anita, Chinese wisdom believes that if your stomach is happy then your head will be happy. It’s...

I had a wonderful snow themed surprise waiting for me the other day when I got home from work! It was none other than my SnoFlake swap parc...

I realized that it's been a month since I last posted. I guess life got busy. Between some health issues for J and Granny moving into ...

Yes indeed! There's nothing quite like big wool and big needles to help you get a new sweater in a hurry. May I present the Lace Leaf ...

Something to do with stress. Details of said stress I will not go into, but it's amazing what one can accomplish when faced with a cri...

Well, wonder no more! Here's my weekend's projects! Remember these bits and bobs of fabric I showed you last time? They have becom...

Well - here I was all puzzled by the facebook friend request that was sitting in my email inbox this morning. I puzzled until my puzzler wa...

I finished the fancy lace ball, dilegently mixed equal parts water and white glue, stuck a balloon in it and blew it up then hung the suppo...