Think you know all there is to know about folding laundry? The latest ReadyMade magazine points out this online video that can teach you a thing or two about t-shirt folding.
Now if I could just find a video about how to fold fitted sheets neatly… (oh wait, I think I’ve actually seen a demonstration […]

We’ve been watching Ken Jennings’ winning streak on Jeopardy pretty much every evening. At some point, the notion got stuck in my head that Ken looks like the elf Hermey in the holiday movie Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys. You know, the elf who wanted to be dentist.
So, what do […]

I love autumn. And the beginning of winter, too. Like a lot of people, I
suspect, the stretch from Halloween to New Year’s is my favorite time of
year. I’ve been cooking and baking more often, sewing up and assembling
costumes, thinking about Christmas shopping, and planning holiday crafts.
Oh, and playing Sims 2 — but that doesn’t really […]

Don’t you just love starting a new project? I do. Especially one that I’ve been looking forward to for a while. This is about half of the back piece for my nephew Jake’s Tiger Sweater from Zoe Mellor’s Animal Knits book.
I substituted yarn and am using Jeni McMahon Soft Australian Wool instead of […]

It’s long since been finished, but I just now have a couple of pictures to share of the baby blanket that I created along with my boss for another co-worker. This co-worker was the project coordinator for a huge website redesign project, so the blanket was as much a thank-you gift as it was in […]

Ta da! A completed back piece for Kate’s “Stevie” sweater from the Rowan Cork Collection.

I am having so much fun with the cables. Strangely, it’s maintaining the ribbing that’s been the biggest challenge (note the hiccups here and there on this piece). Once I charted out the cable pattern onto graph paper, it became pretty […]

I’ve been longing to start knitting a Klaralund of my own, but I can’t really justify the yarn purchase at the moment. I’ve got a few other projects in progress and on deck… but I’ve been watching out for a good deal on Noro Silk Garden on eBay. Alas, I’m not really sure what color […]