Miss Anita getting organized

A Cool Organizing Tip!

After several years of teaching school, I find myself craving organization in my home. Y’all probably remember that my DH and I lived in an RV for 18 months or so. You probably also remember that we moved into a…

Anita of Knitting with Anita

Knitting in the Hospital

Well, fellow yarn lovers, it’s been a while! I’ve had an interesting two or three months. Sit back and let me tell you about them. It even included a bit of knitting in the hospital! September Knitting News My biggest…

Baby Blue Knitted Cowl

How to Knit a Hooded Cowl

When I lived in Alaska, I found a knitted cowl that was long enough to use as a hood. I fell in love with that thing! Unfortunately, I lost it somewhere between Alaska and Florida. I had some lovely yarn…

Finished Dishcloth

How to Knit a Dishcloth

I’ve known a lot of people who have married or have kids who are getting married.  I love giving wedding shower gifts of knitted dishcloths.  I usually give a pair, wrapped in wedding ribbon, with a tag that gives the…

The Ivy in Draper

Back Home Again

I’ve had a lovely time visiting knitting and yarn stores in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Winterset and West Des Moines, Iowa, and Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Finding space to store all my knitting projects in our 40-foot motorhome created all kinds of challenges…

Debbie and Chris in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Local Yarn Stores | Part 3

Recently I spent some time in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. My sister Sue lives there and DH took me to visit. (An interesting place, Eureka Springs. Quite bohemian and artistic!) Of course, the first thing I did was look for a…