Tag Archives: KnittingQ

Mittens, Mittens, Everywhere Mittens

By Ida | Published: February 9, 2010

In case you didn’t know, it’s winter out there. This has been one of the oddest winters weather-wise. At least for those of us in Upstate New York. For those who don’t know, that just means we’re north of Westchester County. In fact, I’m much closer to Pennsylvania than to the northernmost border of New [...]

Posted in KnittingQ, Reviews | Also tagged Charlene Schurch, mittens | Leave a comment

I’m Here, I’m Here

By Ida | Published: January 20, 2010

Don’t ya just hate when life gets in the way of doing what you really want to do? That’s what has happened to me lately. I’m a freelance publishing-type person, and I have spent the last 10 days or so editing what is most likely the worst manuscript ever written. It was not written in [...]

Posted in KnittingQ | Also tagged Doctors Without Borders, KAL, Knitters without Borders, Knitting Purls, MSF, Yarn Harlot | Leave a comment

FOs, New Pattern

By Ida | Published: January 4, 2010

I’m Happy to Report FOs Have Been Sighted I am happy to report that I ended 2009 with a finished object. Sometimes it seems as though I never finish anything, though I love starting knitting projects. The FO was a pair of very nice, warm, and pretty socks. See. Aren’t they pretty? They’re my usual [...]

Posted in KnittingQ, Reviews, contest | Also tagged gloves, Nancy Bush, shawls | 2 Comments

It’s About the Bags

By Ida | Published: December 18, 2009

I’ve been reading posts on Ravelry, Plurk, and elsewhere that many knitters want a new knitting bag as a holiday gift. I can’t say that I blame them, especially if you’re like me. I seem to have a problem actually finishing something. Oh, socks, mittens, hats, and other smaller things are no problem. But, when [...]

Posted in KnittingQ, Reviews | Also tagged knitting bags, Knitty | 2 Comments

Yarn on the Hoof–Kind of

By Ida | Published: June 29, 2009

It seems that most knitters I know eventually find themselves wanting to learn to create the yarn they use for their projects. I love to dye yarn, and I’ve been learning how to spin. And like many fiber fiends, I would love to have an alpaca or a sheep. Now, my landlord is understanding of [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged alpaca, CSA, fiber, sheep, Sophie's Cozies, Summer Blogcation, yarn | 5 Comments

Tis the Season

By Ida | Published: June 18, 2009

It doesn’t matter how many years I’ve been knitting, I’m still amazed at some of the comments about it people seem compelled to make. One of my favorites has to be, “You don’t have kids. Who are you going to knit for?” Thank you, the fact that I don’t have kids might have slipped by [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged chili, colorblock, digital photography, knitting, season, Summer Blogcation, summer knitting, tomatoes | 5 Comments

A 3F Week: Frogging, Farming, and Food

By Ida | Published: May 23, 2009

Before I begin the saga of my week, I want to congratulate Deborah Bourque as the winner of the halfway point in the KnittingQ(tm) trivia contest. The questions for Week 4 are posted, so be sure to get your entries in by Thursday, May 28. All entries must be sent to ida@knit-a-while.com. Everyone seems to [...]

Posted in Bloggary, KnittingQ | Also tagged Belly Garnish, Bellygarnish, Flawful Fibers, hydroponics, Julie O'Neill, Just One More Row | 1 Comment

Color Outside the Lines and Skip the Math

By Ida | Published: May 12, 2009

OK, the title of this post implies that there’s a connection between these two things. There could be, but for the most part, there’s not. I just had a hard time coming up with a snappy title. Let’s blame it on lack of sleep. KnittingQ(tm) We had a great opening week for KnittingQ(tm). There are [...]