My love affair with fine fibers revealed.

What started as an innocent trip to Blazing Needles in Salt Lake City, UT. with dear friend and knitting mentor Sue, quickly turned into an infatuation with a blend of mohair and silk lace yarn that I had never worked with before. That paired with the perfect pattern for a scarf and I knew what would be my favorite accessory this fall.

The green scarf was the first of the two. I used one skein of Alchemy's Haiku silk and kid mohair yarn, in "Good Earth". http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/1025 All I can say about this yarn is the sheen is DIVINE.

I took the scarf with me to work on, on a recent trip and had people coming up to me in the airport asking what I was knitting with, it's that beautiful. An older woman stopped, came up to me and without a word started stroking the scarf, gave me a smile and thumbs up just before her daughter came to yell at her in what I think was Mandarin. The poor lady took off to grab the carry on that she had left close by in the airport as they ran down the terminal together. I'd like to think that it was the yarn that distracted her. It really is irresistible.

I loved the scarf so much, (and because I ended up giving it away on that trip to my sister as an early Christmas present), that I decided to make another for myself. This time in Rowan's Kidsilk Haze Yarn, in "Hurricane". I used two full skeins this time to make it longer to get a looser drape when wrapped around the neck.

The pattern: by Churchmouse Yarns and Teas Mohair Bias Loop, is easy enough I think for beginners, and is completed in the kitchener stitch, grafting both ends of the work together, leaving no seam. That, and the stitches that all slant on a bias...I was sold.

My Husband's Sweater. A work in progress.

I have quite a few ongoing projects. This is a Josh Bennett design, #17 Man's Cable Cardigan, from Vogue Knitting. The pattern design is brilliant. I'm loving the way it's knitting up so far...more pictures and progress to come!

Never Say Never.

Hello my name is Julie Ann. I like to knit, cook, design, and anything else musical or visual that captures my interest. This is my story.

Having not even started this blog I am already going through a bout of writers block. Emma Thompson’s character in “Stranger Than Fiction” comes to mind. However I don’t think I am going to take up smoking, or stand on tables to have a stroke of genius.

I’ve avoided blogs like the plague, and swore I would never start one. So here I am, after being coerced by my sister, receiving tech support from my husband, and several Ikea bags full of yarn and projects later.

I’m an amateur knitter with a passion for great design, fibers, and textiles (thanks to my Interior Design background). I knit left handed and continental style, so if you are coming here to look for tips on technique, you are at the wrong blog! On the other hand, you might find here in the mix of things that inspire me, something that in turn might inspire you.