I found a link to this fiber-y music video from Steriogram in my blog prowl this morning. Think: claymation… but with yarn. Check it out!

Well, wonders never cease around here — somehow this cute yarn managed to take on the form of a completed sock! I’m so relieved!
Actually, it all came together much more smoothly than I’d feared. You all were right — turning the heel really was easy. Picking up stitches for the gusset was a tad worrisome, […]

Say hello to the new critter in our lives! We haven’t named her yet, but this little cutie came home with us just this morning. She’s the a daughter of Kate’s mom’s cat, and at six weeks old she’s quite adorable.
One of our resident cats has gotten a quick peek at her, and doesn’t seem […]

Giddy from the success of the Booga Bag, I took a deep breath and decided to give sock knitting a try. I’m hooked on self-patterning yarn! For my first sock experiment, I’m using Lion Brand Magic Stripes yarn in the Jelly Beans colorway. It’s 75% superwash wool, 25% nylon available in several fun colors — […]

Tonight, PBS begins airing the first two intallements of Colonial House tonight at 8:00 and again at 10:00pm. Even though Kate and I weren’t chosen to be on the show (aww, shucks!), I’m still psyched to tune in tonight to see the participants learn how to live in 1600s colonial America.
Check out the official site […]

I’ve heard plenty of knitters talk about a project that just “flew off the needles,” but I’d never experienced it myself until now! I loved working with this Noro Kureyon wool (especially after working on mostly cotton projects lately), and I loved the free Booga Bag pattern. Thanks BoogaJ!
Before and after…

Emerald City Tank is finished! I’m not sure that I feel entirely comfortable wearing it without a jacket or something over top — but don’t blame that on ECT. I love how this came together. Even the sewing went pretty quickly.
This is made from the pattern called “Summer in the City” from The […]

Ta-da! My first “real” knitalong!

Just in time for the tank-fest that I’ve got going on! In fact, Emerald City Tank is rounding the bend and might even get finished this weekend — depending on how much time I can find to work on it.
Cecil tank is off to a good start, as well. Whoever commented […]

Thank you so much Secret Knitting Buddy for the awesome tape of crafting tunes! I’m long overdue to mention how happy I was to receive it — what a creative idea!

Don’t you just love mini-break vacations? Kate and I escaped Indianapolis this weekend to spend a couple of days exploring Bloomington. It’s only about an hour’s drive away, but the landscape and the ambiance are completely different. I’m always amazed to see rolling hills appear, seemingly from out of nowhere as we drive south. Kate […]