tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:43:16 +0000knittingknitting patternsEric Johnson DrawsSpinningpostcardsoutingsbook signingsmakingbook talkFreddie's Blanketin Father's studiosewingrecipeshttp://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Joanna)Blogger279125noreply@blogger.comnotag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-6916383499694941828Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:35:00 +00002012-02-13T12:35:06.657-07:00by JoannaEric and I escaped to the nearby Rocky Mountains for two days of cross-country skiing. The trails were perfect. The snow was fresh. The coffee tastes better at 9,000 feet. We found a grove of aspens, where hearts and initials remain... ...from weekenders before.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/T9MDK-K5Sqo/rocky-mountain-nordic-ski-escapade-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/T9MDK-K5Sqo" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2012/02/rocky-mountain-nordic-ski-escapade-or.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-3692604948062167568Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:14:00 +00002012-02-04T15:14:45.719-07:00Spinningby JoannaI always said I would never be a spinner. I hardly have time to knit the yarn I already have, why would I start making it myself? But sparked by our daughter's earnest desire to learn to spin, and inspired by a lovely morning at a harvest festival spinning booth with Amy Clarke Moore, we found ourselves "on the market" for a spinning wheel. A very kind and generous woman, hearing of ourhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/HaUxrQAfQQw/learning-to-spin-on-ashford-traveller.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/HaUxrQAfQQw" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2012/02/learning-to-spin-on-ashford-traveller.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-8361745477604762398Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:54:00 +00002012-02-03T11:25:41.087-07:00knittingby Joanna The end of my Twitter bio states, "I also do bits and pieces at Interweave." I don't suppose I could have been more vague, could I? So I thought that I would share with you some of the things that I contributed to the most recent edition of Sockupied. In addition to working with the editor early on to brainstorm some concepts for the issue, I also wrote a few articles for this knitting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/Q_Q6Ay-czAY/sockupied-sping-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/Q_Q6Ay-czAY" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2012/01/sockupied-sping-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-7789866088570361441Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:32:00 +00002012-01-22T11:16:57.479-07:00book talkby Joanna The trunk show of knitting patterns from our upcoming book, Phoebe's Birthday, is on display at the Brown Sheep booth at TNNA in Phoenix this weekend. The knits are there, but I'm not.  I would have enjoyed going to TNNA this winter, but it just wasn't the right time for us. We are enjoying a quiet weekend at home, spending time with the children (we have three) and working on projects http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/24NJkYzvxRc/phoebes-birthday-trunk-show-is-at-tnna.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/24NJkYzvxRc" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2012/01/phoebes-birthday-trunk-show-is-at-tnna.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-3672423864757584458Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:37:00 +00002012-01-07T10:37:50.949-07:00makingEric Johnson Drawsby Joanna photo courtesy of Fancy Tiger Eric spent a few days between Christmas and the New Year at one of my favorite places- Fancy Tiger Crafts. The store was in the process of moving into a (much) larger location, and was in need of some "old-time" advertisements to decorate the new space. You can read all about their new space here on their blog. We have been making some crafty plans with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/De4dWDAYhhQ/fancy-tiger-gets-fancier.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/De4dWDAYhhQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2012/01/fancy-tiger-gets-fancier.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-6268704580560341411Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:45:00 +00002011-12-30T14:45:59.321-07:00makingknittingby Joanna This year two very fortunate girls got Bamboletta dolls for Christmas. The rest of their gifts were handmade by their mother and father, including wooden doll beds, bedding sets and knit dresses and sweaters as well. Isn't this doll bed and quilt just adorable? Although the girls are almost getting to the point of no longer playing with dolls they are very excited about them and havehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/ifoOulIWn7A/polly-flinders-gifts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/ifoOulIWn7A" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/polly-flinders-gifts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-2923111790290825709Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:09:00 +00002011-12-26T10:09:44.814-07:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/c_FBRm35Rfc/christmas-magic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/c_FBRm35Rfc" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-magic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-6346891267744681507Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:50:00 +00002011-12-24T07:50:55.716-07:00 Merry Christmas!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/wyywhiJneLU/luke-1-and-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/wyywhiJneLU" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/luke-1-and-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-6009209558534657173Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:29:00 +00002011-12-23T13:29:27.537-07:00 by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Nancy Edwards Calder http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/nmm9hkVnkec/on-christmas-eve.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/nmm9hkVnkec" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-christmas-eve.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-5956609134913018767Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:55:00 +00002011-12-22T05:55:00.521-07:00 by Peggy Parish, illustrated by Lynn Sweat http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/hn9qmpKCTMs/merry-christmas-amelia-bedelia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/hn9qmpKCTMs" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas-amelia-bedelia.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-2810871834352051433Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:22:00 +00002011-12-21T11:22:31.740-07:00 by Barbara Cooney http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/ajOT5sd-FYc/christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/ajOT5sd-FYc" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-6426348055306128048Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:22:00 +00002011-12-20T02:22:00.120-07:00 by Sallie Ketcham, illustrated by Stacey Schuett http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/C4u2-VI_RPc/christmas-bird.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/C4u2-VI_RPc" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-bird.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-5915635919681408126Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:11:00 +00002011-12-19T15:11:12.270-07:00 by Angela Elwell Hunt, illustrated by Tim Jonke http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/eU1sbxKbJug/tale-of-three-trees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/eU1sbxKbJug" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/tale-of-three-trees.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-7350105193473283511Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:21:00 +00002011-12-18T13:21:00.927-07:00 by Kathleen Daly, illustrated by J. P. Miller http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/GpTtO3xdih8/jingle-bells.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/GpTtO3xdih8" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/jingle-bells.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-8970138622564181652Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:09:00 +00002011-12-17T13:10:15.769-07:00 by Tomie dePaola http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/4rthwCOxRpU/christmas-pageant.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/4rthwCOxRpU" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-pageant.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-458964505187518561Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:53:00 +00002011-12-16T12:53:59.704-07:00 by Laura Ingalls Wilder, illustrated by Garth Williams http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/WWcKMLh-Lxo/little-house-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/WWcKMLh-Lxo" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/little-house-christmas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-378183150546571697Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:31:00 +00002011-12-15T09:31:12.967-07:00 by Helen Ward http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/JlTmN9s6GAQ/animals-christmas-carol.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/JlTmN9s6GAQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/animals-christmas-carol.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-201755511394027070Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:33:00 +00002011-12-14T20:34:46.425-07:00 Illustrated by Sally Holmes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/3GVAs93nU-Q/book-of-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/3GVAs93nU-Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/book-of-christmas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-4573708302471221592Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:42:00 +00002011-12-13T08:42:40.090-07:00 Jack Kent's Twelve Days of Christmas, by Jack Kent http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/iRBY7laHSKM/twelve-days-of-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/iRBY7laHSKM" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/twelve-days-of-christmas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-6095554866834706856Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:26:00 +00002011-12-12T12:26:02.776-07:00 by Tomie De Paola http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/bfQfmhcJjlE/family-christmas-tree-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/bfQfmhcJjlE" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/family-christmas-tree-book.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-1150877533879301695Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:10:00 +00002011-12-11T07:10:00.672-07:00 by Gian-Carlo Menotti, illustrated by Roger Duvoisinhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/36-_E90wvCE/amahl-and-night-visitors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/36-_E90wvCE" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/amahl-and-night-visitors.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-1929551257899587626Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:48:00 +00002011-12-10T13:48:24.281-07:00 Traditional Carol, illustrated by Susan Jeffershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/Gte4QxNk9oI/silent-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/Gte4QxNk9oI" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/silent-night.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-2721285413744856770Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:55:00 +00002011-12-09T13:55:52.748-07:00 by Esther and Eloise Wilkin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/DI8-IfDpiEE/christmas-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/DI8-IfDpiEE" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-story.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-8785624213157572178Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:36:00 +00002011-12-08T13:36:30.929-07:00 by Efner Tudor Holmes, illustrated by Tasha Tudor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/oI4pPxVwDUc/christmas-cat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/oI4pPxVwDUc" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-cat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593628290119402261.post-6864552194132421383Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:30:00 +00002011-12-07T09:30:54.969-07:00 by Ezra Jack Keats http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~3/1BbQHVmB8gk/little-drummer-boy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joanna)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/nUEJ/~4/1BbQHVmB8gk" height="1" width="1"/>http://phoebeontheroad.blogspot.com/2011/12/little-drummer-boy.htmlen-usnonadult