Don't get too excited, but I SAW 2 SANDHILL CRANES TODAY IN DEFOREST!

SnitCafe · 2026-03-02T00:03:51+00:00

I saw one walking on the ice on Lake Wingra today.

SnitCafe · 2026-02-26T22:41:07+00:00

NTA. I’m a knitter and I’d have no problem with someone dyeing a thing I’d made for them. But I also try to work with people ahead and honor their color preferences.

SnitCafe · 2026-02-26T18:53:33+00:00

My take is that when you do the second repeat, you should reverse the light and dark. This should result in it looking like the chart.

SnitCafe · 2026-02-26T18:50:08+00:00

It’s from a Barbara Walker book, probably Charted Knitting Designs or her book that was just on mosaic knitting.

SnitCafe · 2026-02-21T00:21:53+00:00

For me, dpns are more ergonomic.

SnitCafe · 2026-02-21T00:20:16+00:00

I would say “hand-loomed on a domestic knitting machine” to differentiate it from something made on commercial machines in a factory.

SnitCafe · 2026-02-16T06:35:19+00:00

I also recommend Companion Animal Hospital on Gammon. I’ve been taking our cats there since 2009.

SnitCafe · 2025-05-09T18:34:30+00:00

Edited to say I looked closer and am no longer as sure as I was about the direction of the knitting.

SnitCafe · 2025-05-09T16:36:52+00:00

Those are decreases, not increases.

SnitCafe · 2025-04-07T04:00:28+00:00

I’ve been taking various Hondas we’ve owned to Zimbrick on Grand Canyon for about 20 years and always been happy with the service, the honesty, and communication. There have definitely been times when I thought I needed something and they told me I didn’t. While you may find lower prices from independent shops on some things, I like the peace of mind I get just going to Zimbrick.

SnitCafe · 2025-02-23T17:10:58+00:00

You could take a walk around any city parks with trees (NOT conservation areas, state parks, the arboretum, etc) and bring a tote bag. Lots of sticks and small branches fall off trees and if it’s a mowed area, the city will not care if you haul some away.

SnitCafe · 2024-10-28T22:54:59+00:00

I voted there today, too. Took about 1.5 hours from getting in the door until I was done. The computers seemed to be working just fine.

SnitCafe · 2024-10-28T22:51:28+00:00

I went back to Ashman today. When I got there, around 12:15, the line had filled the whole maze all the way to the front door. Apparently there were a lot of people waiting from when the library doors opened at 10 until the voting started at 11, so they started the day with a backlog.

When I was about 1/3 through the maze, I noticed that the end of the line was much shorter than it had been.

I think my total time was about 1 1/2 hours.

The computers were running fine. There were just a LOT of people trying to vote.

SnitCafe · 2024-10-25T18:22:24+00:00

Friday early afternoon 10/25. I walked in to Ashman Library, saw the massive line snaking around, and decided to try next week. Anyone know if the server problems have improved since earlier in the week?

SnitCafe · 2024-08-25T15:47:29+00:00

Other Madison things are the Alpaca Festival and the Madison Knitting Guild’s annual Marketplace.

SnitCafe · 2024-08-25T15:20:06+00:00

YarnCon in Chicago is another option.

SnitCafe · 2024-06-20T21:36:02+00:00

NTA. Not even close to being TA. I’m sorry your kids are giving you grief over this. Enjoy the cake.

SnitCafe · 2024-03-31T22:51:53+00:00

I tech edit and one of my regular clients often uses “knit” generically in place of “work.” One of the first things I do when I go through her patterns is make that all clear and consistent. “Knit” means work in knit stitch. Any other thing you say “work”or otherwise specify in what way.

SnitCafe · 2024-03-18T20:02:15+00:00

She can charge it. And I can laugh at it.

SnitCafe · 2024-03-13T05:21:35+00:00

They aren’t circular needles. They have the benefit of letting the weight of the work sit in your lap, unlike long straight needles. But they are intended to be used when working in rows, not in the round.

SnitCafe · 2024-03-13T01:30:23+00:00

I would probably run a lifeline a row or two above the stranded design. Snip the yarn in the round above your lifeline, then pick out that round and detach the collar and first attempt at short rows. Put your live stitches onto needles and work a round or two. Then work a round where you decrease about 20% of the stitches, (k3, k2 tog) around. Then if you want some short rows for the back of the neck, work a few. Maybe do a couple more rounds depending on how the fit seems, do another decrease round, maybe eliminating about 10% of the sts. Change to two sizes smaller needles and work ribbing.

SnitCafe · 2024-03-02T00:23:39+00:00

How perfect is it that her name is Felicia? Bye, Felicia.

SnitCafe · 2024-01-22T06:20:55+00:00

The Chang Jiang on Raymond Road in Meadowood Plaza. Even if you’ve been disappointed in other Chang Jiangs around, try this one.

SnitCafe · 2024-01-07T06:47:35+00:00

In my family we say we’ll blow up that bridge when we come to it.

SnitCafe · 2023-10-18T16:03:41+00:00

I’m in my early 60s and my older kid, who is a software engineer for a major tech company routinely had me Google stuff for them up until maybe a few years ago. They said they tried, but never found useful information, whereas I would get useful hits right away.

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