Knitting is my passion!  I credit my aunt with teaching me how to knit (just that; how to do a knit stitch and how to do a purl stitch) when I was around 10-12 years old.  I didn't know how to make anything. However, when I was expecting my first child I just knew I had to start knitting for her.  And, so I did.  I was pretty much self-taught figuring out what YO and K2tog meant from the scant information I could get my hands on

I knit as much as I could for several years until life just got too busy; raising two daughters alone, working, going back to school, etc.  I had less and less time for knitting and put my needles down for many years.   On occasion I would knit a small item or crochet a baby blanket, but that was it.

Then when my youngest daughter was expecting her first child I ventured into my local yarn shop in Northbrook, IL to pick out some yarn for a baby blanket and I was blown away!  If one could be seduced by yarn then I was and still am every time I walk into a well-appointed yarn shop.  I love the colors, textures, creativity of today's designers, and wealth of information so readily available.  I get a lot of happiness and joy from knitting and I love to share that with others.