Everything I needed to know about knitting Fox Paws I learned, um … from knitting Fox Paws. What I have learned: Never assume you have “got it now” and can just cruise. Don’t get cocky even on the stockinette sections… Continue reading

I am a seasonal knitter. You will not find me churning out wool scarves for Christmas gifts in July. Nor will you find me producing cotton summer tops in January — which means that I am casting on my summer… Continue reading

I fully intended to write about Fox Paws earlier this week — but, well, Fow Paws is treacherous and we were in no state for public appearances. Knitting Fox Paws is like having a stormy love affair (or so I… Continue reading

This weekend we had some fabulous “knitting lace on the deck” weather. And I certainly did so! This piece is Corinne Ouillon’s Limonade (a free download on Ravelry) worked in Prism’s Delicato (hand-dyed Tencel yarn) which I had bought at… Continue reading

With my birthday and Mother’s Day coming up, the family have been asking me what I would like, gift-wise. And perhaps that is what fueled my brilliant idea for something that doesn’t exist yet. A KnitBit. You know, like a… Continue reading

Maybe it was Spring erupting all around me. Maybe it was all the Blankety- Blank-Blanket knitting. I don’t know. But suddenly I was ready for a Knitting Challenge. Something complex that would take all my brain. Something fabulous that would… Continue reading

Okay, life is not all blanket knitting here. I finished my Triangle Trois Shawl a couple of weeks ago and finally blocked it when George and I were at a hotel in Portland last week — there being no place… Continue reading

I have been trying to write a blog post for the past week or more. Trying as in thinking “Hmm, I wonder what is of knitterish interest in my life right now that I could write a blog post about”… Continue reading

Today is gray and rainy. Good blanket knitting weather. Which is a very good thing because I am currently working on 3 blanket projects. Two of which are actually blankets — the third is my Caramel cardigan which is quite… Continue reading

Not only did I finish Colette’s Spring Ensemble before Spring even arrived, but I had it ready for a St. Patrick’s Day photo shoot (appropriately so since it is a brilliant emerald green). And every part fit! All at the… Continue reading