Sally came in yesterday to put the finishing touches on her Fair Isle sweater. The pattern is from Ann Feitelson, The Art of Fair Isle Knitting. Sally started her Fair Isle odyssey in last fall’s Focus on Fair Isle class and is the first of the group to finish. This hasn’t been blocked yet,...

  I think Mariah and I were initiated to true-island-living the last couple days. We were scheduled to leaveBois Blanc Island yesterday afternoon, but nothing was moving – not the ferry, nor the airplanes, just wildlife to the bird feeder and corn pile. So, we hunkered down and enjoyed the majesty of winter . ....

  That was the BIG NEWS over the weekend. Peter, my oldest who married Jeannine last May, called on Good Friday as Mariah and I were on our way north for a week and shared their wonderful news. So, of course, almost the first thing I think of is “I don’t have any yarn.” Or needles. Or...

  Welcome new knitters Ellie and Taylor. In the picture above they are sporting their new knitted and felted bags with twisted cords that they finished this past weekend. Talk about two proud girls! They had a great time learning to bind off, make cord and then finish the bags . . . and giggling!...

Sunday was a follow up session for our Focus on Fair Isle class. At the point of this “reunion,” three sweaters have been begun and Sally’s was ready to be cut in preparation for the sleeves to be knit on. Thanks to being without wheels for several weeks, Sally had more time than normal to devote...