Introducing Lil’ Jen, my take on the Best Friend Doll pattern in Interweave Knits Summer 02.

Laura (a.k.a. Poor Miss Finch) has been cranking these out in a steady stream for the past month or so, and I just couldn’t resist. Now I just have to decide which to make next: more friends or more outfits.
If […]

Requisite over-the-doorknob shot:

Success! The handles were much easier to repair than I expected. I managed to separate them from the body, bind off the live stitches on the bag, and crochet/graft the handles in approximately the right place. Felting is very forgiving of messy quasi-grafting procedures, thank goodness.

I came across my poor, neglected Sophie again the other day while cleaning up. It’s high time I fixed her sideways handles so that she can get out and see the world.
To re-cap, here’s the situation:

Everything’s peachy, except that I wasn’t paying attention and attched the handles across the width of the bag instead of […]

This weekend was a fun adventure into two new skills: knitting cables and hanging ceramic tile. One of these has left me with an aching back — but I think it was worth it.
First, the cables. After many weeks of swatching, thinking, and slllooowwly working on one of the sleeves, I finally took the plunge […]

Meet three more finger “puppers” who’ve recently joined the pack. It’s going to be kinda sad to split these guys up and give them away.

I suddenly picked up my abandoned Sophie handbag a couple of weekends ago and nearly finished it right up. Except that I realized too late that I’d misplaced the handle […]

We have the Showtime channel free this month, and I’ve been sucked into the campy original series, Jeremiah.

That’s right — starring none other than Luke Perry, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, AND (in some episodes) Sean Astin. How can I turn away from that kind of star power?
The show is set in the not-so-distant future, about 20 years […]