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Sheboygan: As fun to visit as it is to say!

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DH and I went on a short adventure on Saturday to visit Sheboygan, WI. I had 2 primary goals there: visit the Kohler Art Preserve and walk on the beach. We stopped at the Kohler Art Preserve first. I had been wanting to see an exhibit of grottoes and other folk art there for a while, and it did not disappoint. It is a great museum, and we got to see a lot of interesting and moving pieces. Part of the grottoes exhibit was still there, though part had moved on. Our next stop was lunch at a Hmong restaurant, which is a cuisine we had not tried before. It was delicious! Would definitely go back there again. After that, a quick stop at the Last Sheepicorn, a yarn shop I had visited and written about a few years ago. Sadly, they are closing down at the end of this month, though they have hopes of finding a buyer. Then finally, we got to walk on a Lake Michigan beach! Sheboygan has several city parks that include shoreline. We...
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Thursday ThWIPs

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It’s been a while since I wrote about my knitting projects, and there is a lot going on. Since the last time I have started another sweater and a pair of socks, but have not finished any of my previous WIPs. Here goes! There’s been some reasonable progress on my Peggy Sue cardigan fronts since last time! About an inch more and they will be done and ready for the next step! I have made a little more progress on my Half Moon tee , but it is sort of the back burner for the moment. I did get a little bit into the colorwork band with the moons, but not all the way through. The new sweater I just started is Yorlin by Kate Davies. The yarn I am using is Knit Picks Palette in the Cherry colorway. KDD is doing a KAL of this sweater, which of course means I am IN! Alissa and Bonny are also doing this sweater KAL, so we have our own little KAL within a KAL. And finally, Full Moon afghan progress! That’s it so far! I do have the yarn f...
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Two Yarn Shops and a Winery

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I am delighted to report I have been on a few yarn-related mini-adventures over the last week since I posted! Last Saturday, DH and I drove the the sort-of-nearby Wollersheim Winery, Distillery, and Bistro . Wollersheim has a wine that I do like and buy somewhat frequently. The last time I got some, the cashier gushed about her recent visit to the winery and made it sound pretty good. Reader, she was not exaggerating. It’s a pretty winery, with lots of places to drink some wine or spirits, a bistro to snack in, and many opportunities to shop. We started out in the bistro and had some pretty good gyros. Then on to the wine shop! You could pay to taste 5 different wines, which seemed like a pretty good bargain. The lady doing the wine “tour” we were on was very knowledgeable, and was not shy about crossing stuff off on our pick lists and suggesting other wines to try. After I tried one dry red wine (my least favorite category, but I thought I should try at least one)...
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Great Likes Fiber Show!

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I went on a yarny adventure last weekend with Alissa and Bonny – to the Great Lakes Fiber Show in Wooster, Ohio! This was my first time to this event, though Alissa has been there in years past. Bonny and I flew in to Cleveland, then Alissa picked us up and off we went to Wooster for a long weekend of yarn fun. I highly recommend this fiber fest. It has buildings and buildings of vendors and displays, yarn, spinning, sheep, yarn, rabbits, food vendors, and more yarn. We got to watch a sheepdog herding some lambs and pet some rabbits. All the things you need for a great long weekend! Alissa and I also went to a ghost hunt at the somewhat nearby Ohio State Reformatory . This older reformatory is famous for being the place where the Shawshank Redemption was filmed, along with a few other movies. Now it is being preserved as a historical location, and occasionally they run paranormal events there. Alissa and I got a rempod and an EMF meter and spen...
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Project Progress

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Since the last time I checked in, there has been some progress on my three (3) current projects, which is maybe too many projects for me. Anyway! My argyle cardigan fronts are moving along! I bound off for the arm/sleeve area and in a few more inches can start neck edge decreases. The original pattern has a crew neck, but I like a V-neck, so I’m converting it. My Half Moon Tee, which I am KALing with Alissa , is also coming along! I have a few more pattern bands, then just plain stockinette for a while. As a side note, I bought the purple yarn on a yarn crawl a few years ago, and am VERY happy with how it is showing up here. Yay for random yarn buys! This success has likely fueled some upcoming yarn shopping misbehavior, but I can’t grudge it. And finally, I am a little behind on my full moon afghan squares, but very happy with how they are all turning out. The horses on the Lunar New Year and the Artemis II mission patch are both commercial sewn pa...
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Almost to Spring!

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It’s that time of year again where we are aaaaalmost, but not entirely, to spring. I’m itching to get some veggies and flowers planted, but we aren’t quite there yet. It’s still hovering around freezing a few nights a week, so we wait. In the meantime though: We did get a few hanging baskets for the front porch just to get a little color going! We have to bring them in some nights, but it’s worth it. How about where you are? Has spring sprung, or are you waiting too?
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10 Years!

Yesterday was my 10 year blogiversary! I had the sense I had been doing this for kind of a while so went looking back in the list of posts. April 24, 2016 was post #1 – so here is a blast from the past Obligatory origin story . Doing this blog has helped me find so many wonderful friends and otherwise been such a great thing! Looking forward to many more years of sharing stories and projects and adventures with you all, and reading about all of your thoughts and activities as well!
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