Black Sheep Knitting Guild

The Coffee Beanery is in the running for the Best of Detroit contest at clickondetroit.com Follow this link , or go to http://www.clickondetroit.com/ to vote (Look on the side bar for vote for the best or something like that. . .). Unfortunetly, it's a two step process. . .vote, then check your email to confirm your vote. . .But do take the time to vote, they've been so gracious and kind to us. Knitting pictures coming soon! --t

Well, I never got around to taking pictures of my finished Pi or my blocked Pacific Northwest shawls. . .and I'm 2 clues behind on the MS3 . The theme has been revealed, it's Swan Lake. . .ask Kim for the details. Meanwhile, I'm headed on vacation again, this time to the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival . . .my favorite place to spend the 2nd week in August each year. It's a bit like Brigadoon , in that it appears for one week each year only to disappear into the woods for 365 days until it reappears. While you knit on, here are some pictures of the quilt blocks I made for the community quilt that will be raffled off on Saturday night. See you next week! For those of you heading to the people mover on Tuesday--have fun! --t

A different sort of post today. . .hope you like it. Pictures of the completed Pi tomorrow (or soon, I promise!) --Tanya “I’ve never met you before, but I think I could love you right from the start,” my grandmother said to me in the month before her 96th birthday. I had spent 600 miles knitting in the front seat of a pickup truck as we drove to the upper peninsula of Michigan to see her, and I knew that it was more than a probable chance that she wouldn’t remember me. I had planned the visit to. . .well, I’m not sure why I planned the visit. I just knew, somehow, that it was important for me to see her. My Grandma had spent weekends with me as I grew up. Every month or two, she’d come and stay with us when she had time off of work. When she came, my bed became hers, and I’d sleep on the floor of my room. In the winter, she’d trace my hand before I left for school in the morning, and half of a pair of mittens would be knitted for me by the time I came home. In the spring, she’d...

Sorry for the screaming, but it's 5 am and I've been up knitting for awhile . Joanie and the neighbors surely wouldn't appreciate the volume I've pent up, so you get to hear me rant. I was unable to sleep well and woke up far earlier than my usual "I can't sleep early mornings"--I found out I have no brake lights when Joanie followed me home from the Coffee Beanery last night. I had big plans with a 6 year old this morning that are going to have to be rescheduled so I can resolve the safety issues, so I'm a bit upset. Wondering how a well planned day is going to be messed up can really screw with your sleep schedule, you know? What does a knitter do when upset? KNIT! I picked up my Pi shawl and began working on the edging, hoping to get it finished today. I was peacefully listening to some podcasts and making REALLY good progress. A few minutes ago, I picked it up and I could actually see the light at the end of the tunnel! I counted the stitches...