My Favorite Websites

For cute animals:

cuteoverload.com - cute animals of all types

A maze'n farmyard - cute puppies

North country kennels - cute puppies


For yarn and patterns:

WEBS - great yarn selection, good sales

Smiley's - discount yarn store

Knitting pattern central - tons of patterns from practical to wacky


For bull riding:

PBR - official site

Chris Shivers - my favorite bullrider

Old and New Knits

These are some socks I made for CIC. The bright pink ones are made with nice thick wool and the darker ones are made with soft and cozy alpaca.



The photo below is of one of my all-time favorite knitting projects. It is a felted purse that I made for myself a few years ago. The pattern is from Pursenalities by Eva Wiechmann.

Family Portrait

I made this on the Become an M&M site a while back. Isn't it hilarious? That's me with the stethoscope and cowboy boots.

Bears and Buds

I'm getting ready to donate some hand-knit teddy bears to Mother Bear Project. They are so irresistible it's kind of hard to give them away, but I know the kids will love them.

My orchid is finally blooming. Yay! The first bloom opened on Easter morning, which I thought was rather fitting.

The photo below is from today. And, yes, that IS snow in the background. In mid April.

I am so pleased that it bloomed. I am usually better at killing plants than growing them.

My new blog

Hello! I thought I'd start a blog to share photos (mostly of knitting projects) with my family and friends. Here are some of the projects I've finished so far this year. They are warm wool garments that will be delivered to children in orphanages by Children in Common.






I did this one in U of MN colors without even realizing it. I just thought the gold and maroon looked pretty together.

This one is super soft. It was made with Elsbeth Lavold Chunky AL, a wool/alpaca blend.

Wow, I think my coffee table makes a great background!

This yarn is my favorite. It is Queensland's Kathmandu Ultra, which is a blend of merino, silk, and cashmere. It is incredibly soft. Unfortunately, I think it has been discontinued because it is really hard to find now.

As you can probably tell, our knitting group's most recent challenge was to make sweaters. Now we're onto socks.