Greg With His Quilt And...........

I asked Greg to send a picture of him with the quilt. You can see how big it is as he is over 6 feet tall. I like the fact that he folded it back so you can see the beautiful red print on the back.

It you look at the quilt on the wall behind him it is one I made and he had in his first apartment in Portland Oregon and has always been on a wall wherever they lived. It is a unique color scheme that works everywhere and never needs to match the sofa!

You can see that wall quilt better here. The quilt on the chair is another log cabin quilt I made many years ago.

I made this afghan for them several years ago.

The quilt on the railing is Anniversary Puzzle.

It is so nice to see they are using things I made them.

Newest Afghan Finished!

This afghan is quite different than the ones I usually knit. It is knit with a very soft bulky but light weight yarn called POOF.
It is HUGE so I scrunched it up for this picture.

This was the best I could do with it laying flat because of space limitations. I used 16 skeins of yarn knitting each one until it was gone.

I hope you can feel how soft it is.

Knitting - It’s All About COLOR and TEXTURE

One of the reasons I enjoy knitting these afghans so much is that I love to work with color and use color flow in so much of my art. I am able to make these transitions because I have acquired quite a palette of yarn with more on the way.

The very first one I made was my attempt to use up some of the yarn I had. I soon had to start filling in colors to make it work. And now I have a lot more yarn than I started with!

Over the years I have refined and  improved the methods for the pieces I create. I can make them specifically for family and friends to enhance the colors they love. I no longer add fringe as it tickles you when you use them!


I rarely make them to coordinate to a decorating scheme and that is something that people change on a whim

The textures inherent in the yarns give me another way to make spectacular art. The yarns vary in weight and thickness which just adds to creating another degree of texture. I do seek out many novelty yarns in my quest as it adds even more interest.

I can also combine any and all types of yarn no matter what the fiber content.

Of course knitting (and most other handwork) is one of the most relaxing things we can do…unless it is one of those patterns we have to pay attention to for each and every stitch.

Since I only use garter stitch that is not a concern for me as I knit them.

This one is still a work in progress and I am awaiting more special yarns to finish it.
The finished pieces are soft, comfy and warm.
These are just a few of the 17 I have made to date and I am now working on number 18.