Something Blue
In which I knit a wedding shawl because I fully support this wedding while hiding from the planning or getting stuff ready for it.
Yoda would have made a lousy knitting teacher
Never take a knitting lesson from Yoda. He only cares about results, he’ll make you feel like a failure when you make a mistake, and he doesn’t care if you go and get your hand chopped off.
Stuff Knitters and Crocheters Probably Don’t Need to Know about Alpaca… but might find interesting
You’ve knitted the yarn, fondled the unspun roving and gotten a few cuddles at a petting zoo. Here is everything else you probably don’t need to know about alpacas.
Yarn Crawl Scramble
Its almost Yarn-Crawl-Time. That means deadlines for all of us wanna-be professional crafters. Guess what? This wanna-be isn’t done with her Yarn Crawl knitting yet.
Back off my knitting
When feminists come for your knitting… here are some things you might tell them.
Counting My Stitches and Being Counted
Some thoughts on knitting and confessions and faith. Because I have to stand and be counted.
Its Falling Leaves
O’Keefe painted her patio door over and over. Claude Monet painted the House of Parliament 19 times. And I knit leaves.
How to Rip Back with a Smile
So I had to rip back about 200 yards of knitting. I admit to ripping back often. In fact, I may qualify as a professional ripper-outer. I have been known […]
I Believe in the Magical Sweater
This sweater? Its magical. Its okay if you don’t believe that because I believe enough for both of us. It was made years ago by my mother when I was dying. […]
Something every Cat-Serving Human should go out and buy
Whoever made the curved cardboard scratcher is a genius. They understand cats, what they love, and how cats need to kill what they love.