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A promise to keep: the saga of Dad's Sweater, part 2. 23 Mar 2013 | 02:10 am
So last week, I regaled you all with the story of my dad's poor sweater, eaten in the laundry, and my little-kid promise to remake it. Now, that promise runs into the grown-up considerations such as,...
A promise to keep: the saga of Dad's Sweater, part 1. 16 Mar 2013 | 03:35 am
I remember it vividly: my mom knocking softly on my door, standing wide-eyed and holding what looked to be a toddler's sweater. "Don't tell daddy," she said, "I shrunk his favorite sweater!" (not thi...
Podcast Episode 210: Cotton Fiber Lesson 14 Mar 2013 | 07:26 pm
As winter transitions to spring and warmer weather slowly creeps in, many of us find our fibers also in transition - moving away from warm wools to cooler blends like cotton yarns. This week, Kelley g...
Last Socks of the Season 13 Mar 2013 | 08:00 pm
Winter is SOCK TIME! Take one glance at my bin (yes I said bin) of WIPs and you'll typically see a pair of two-at-a-time toe-up socks on a pair of size 2 fixed circular needles hanging out among all t...
The magic of safety eyes 12 Mar 2013 | 11:33 pm
Way back when I first started knitting toys, I was always disappointed in my embroidery skills, especially when it came to their eyes. For instance, about 6 years ago, I made a couple of the Mochimoc...
Ernesto 11 Mar 2013 | 09:49 pm
My tiny baby Nate isn't so tiny anymore, and he's outgrowing clothes left and right. I tend to get sticker shock when I shop for baby clothes, and there's no worse offender than the commercially made...
Flanders the Flamingo 6 Mar 2013 | 09:00 pm
I have all sorts of knitting projects hanging out in the shadows these days. I've gotten into the habit of picking up my Hue Shift Afghan and knitting a few rows, then setting it down to work an inch ...
Striped Billow Blanket 6 Mar 2013 | 08:30 pm
Oh, buttery-soft Billow, I've been waiting for you for ages. I've had the prototype skein of Billow on my desk for months, and it's easily the most-petted yarn sample in my office. It's soft yet stur...
Baseball and Knitting! 5 Mar 2013 | 03:45 am
I make no secret of my love of baseball and it comes out full force this time of year - it's the start of the baseball season! Well, okay, it's still only spring training, but at least I can watch ba...
Swatching isn't just about getting gauge 5 Mar 2013 | 12:04 am
(Photo from Ravelry pattern page for Wedding Throw by Regina Fulton) A few weeks ago, I pulled out my stash of Wool of the Andes worsted in Indigo Heather. I thought I would try either the Wedding Th...
