Decreases that require slipping and/or flipping stitches make me um, hiss, in frustration. I like to use slick needles, but too many times, when I pass a stitch over, the entire unit flips off the nee...
Those of you who have the Japanese book New Style of Heirloom Knitting by Toshiyuki Shimada are familiar with the infamous Mountain Ash Shawl Those who aren’t can order the book from YesAsia, ISBN: ...
Of all the lace nationalities, I like Estonian the best. I think the patterns are more graceful than Shetland or Orenberg and for some reason, I find the pattern sequences much more easy to memorize. ...
I have always loved to knit socks. A sock is a perfect project. It can be simple or complicated, practical or luxurious, silly or dignified. A sock is portable and is a neat little palette for experim...
It was a project for Camp Fire Girls–I got a Craft Bead for it. (Camp Fire Girls gave out beads instead of the badges that Girl Scouts awarded.) I remember hating the entire project, which was knitt...
Every year, I try to knit DH one sweater. He’s a rather large guy, so it takes a long time to knit around him. Last year, I made him a Bohus sweater with a black background and I thought I had falle...
Starting a blog is a bit awkward, I mean, where do you really begin? The first post was the much-requested no-hassle sock pattern, which was why I started the blog in the first place. I was tired of s...
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After I finished redesigning my 3 mL beanie, I found myself thinking that something was still missing. And then it hit me: slouchy hat! Who doesn’t love a good slouchy hat, right? So with a couple o...
It’s now October, so we all know what that means: it’s pumpkin season! Love it or hate it, there’s no avoiding them in one form or another. So if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em, right? I kno...