As I went down this Arduino rabbit hole, I found a book by Alan G. Smith Introduction to Arduino, a piece of cake. It is giving me the depth of learning I was craving. Yesterday I feel I got basic sequencing down. Now on to variables! 8-P

New blog look, new focus. I am slowly, painstakingly teaching myself electrical theory and electronics. The amount of  data available for little or free is stunning and overwhelming. I have been wrestling with how to break down what I want to know into small enough pieces so I can assimilate it. Kinda like cutting up your food and chewing thoroughly before swallowing. Arduino and the language it uses seems to be key, as are resistors and transistors and voltage and current and amperes and joules and resistance and electric potential and… but it is starting to make sense. I purchased a few learning kits, and as I walk through those,…

My big announcement, even though it is quite little right now. I have started an Easy store for stitch markets and other knitters accessories. A baby store, though I will expand it over time. I still have to conquer my photography (white point is my next hurdle), but hey. So without further adieu, my shop. Enjoy!

I get to announce a new pattern! A fun hat that can be knit from leftovers, the Indecisive Nisse is a pretty straightforward knit, yet a ton of fun to wear. Head to Ravelry and check it out. And thanks to Kelsey for agreeing to model for me, you look awesome!

This summer has been an unexpected whirlwind of relatives, relocations, and events. I have been housesitting for my brother and sister-in-law until they were able to move to this beautiful place I live. Now that they are finally here I am renting from them. I also live in a place people, including many of my relatives, come to vacation. Then there was my mini-vacation to the Live from the Red Rock Folk Festival in Red Rock, Ontario. It was so beautiful there and so restful. I also got to hear a number of excellent Canadian artists I have never heard State-side.  I highly recommend it. Though there are wonderful things about this particular whirlwind…

This autumn/early winter I have published a pattern (Happy Socks), been playing with some new ideas, had a trunk show, and tomorrow I am part of a fiber guild holiday sale. All this makes me happy. Plus, I am playing with a clean new template. I may fiddle a bit, but it is an improvement. All good work before bed. Happy weekend!

And I am in it! My first published pattern. Be still my heart. I have a great deal of intense happy happening right now, and a bit of work to do to get it properly linked. But first, the happy dance. No video attached, just use your imagination (or not, if what comes to your mind is too scary). Leaves of Grass is found here.

My website is now up as a self-hosted WordPress site. I love Lynda.com tutorials! I am not completely in love with the layout, but that is an easy fix. Experiencing great relief and a great need for sleep. Goodnight!

I completed the knitting and felting of the gifts I intended my Mother take to Norway months ago. I need to embroider them. Of course, that meant that I had to let them…age…a few months before finishing. Now that her flight is just a week away, perhaps I better get cracking. I will make it! I have eight more to embroider (very simply I might add) and then I need to add hangers to the whole set. They make me happy.