I hope you have a fiber filled summer!

I have been knitting up a storm and working in my garden too! I don't have any pictures for you, as I loaned my camera to my son Chris, who is on the most amazing adventure in the Middle East! My husband and Chris have been gone almost 2 weeks and counting, wow! They have been to Jordan, Egypt, Israel, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Petra, the Dead Sea, um and several other places that I can't remember. I can't wait to see the pictures and hear the tales! They will be in Palestine for the end of the trip with some friends and I think that Chris (16) is getting a glimpse of the world that will help him have some perspective on his own life. It's always good to see how the other half lives. I miss them and will have them back next Tuesday, so while they have been gone I have been organizing my stash, phew! I am sort of glad I don't have a camera, or I would be compelled to post pictures for you and it is kind of embarrassing! I am going to be working on a que method for my knitting now, hmmmm, we will see how that works for me. Stay tuned and have a great summer with lots of fiber in your diet :)

Happy Knitting! Jeanne

Going on a road trip....

I hope everyone's summer is getting off to the perfect start. Mine is fantastic, I am leaving on a road trip on Thursday and am planning out my knitting for the road. I hope to have some significant progress on a new pattern for 2 Askew Designs and may also be able to finish up my latest sock pattern which is a pretty basic lace pattern. We will be meeting our daughter and her boyfriend in Utah and having a bit of family fun. They are riding their bikes on a summer tour, phew, a couple of tough cookies for sure! Aren't they cute with all their gear and just ready to roll. They are already in on their ride and we are hoping to meet up with them in Escalante.

Stay tuned to this Askew channel for more to come. I will be gone about 10 days, but will check in when I get back!

Knit on! Jeanne

We really haven't fallen off the edge of the earth

Hi all, contrary to popular belief we haven't fallen off the edge of the earth, we have just been busy, busy, busy! However, with that said we will start stopping in here to update you more often (weekly is the goal) on our new designs and just us in general. I have updated our website and you can check in there too!

I have just released two new patterns and am currently finishing up another one for your knitting pleasure. My Picot Ribbed Socks were inspired by Lorna's Laces shepherd sock yarn and the yarn just seemed to want to become those socks. Funny how that can work :) I also knit up a Picot Lace Scarf, which is rapidly becoming one of my favorite designs and is selling as fast as I can print them up, blush, blush! If you are interested in purchasing either of these patterns you can get in touch with one of our wonderful retailers and cast on your own for a bit of summer knitting.

Both Allison and I have been gardening up a storm and speaking of storms, it has been raining here in Reno for going on 7 days straight. This is very unusual for our little high desert community and I feel like I am on a vacation at the coast! It is so neat and my garden is just happpy, happy, happy!

Well that's it for now, I have to run off to teach some knitting and as always wish you happy knitting!

Jeanne :)