“Really all you need to become a good knitter are wool, needles, hands, and slightly below-average intelligence.” “.. what’s the sense in planning ahead, unless you have to?” “…contrary to…
Thirteen years ago, while staying in a cabin outside of San Antonio, I collected native air plants (ball moss, I believe) from a trail to bring home and hang from…
Riding the ferry to Galveston is a major nostalgia trigger for me. I remember taking it to visit my older sister one summer after my mother passed away. I didn’t…
I just wanted to post this photo, which is much more appropriate than the last one, of the cape I crocheted for my sister in law, only this time there’s…
I started knitting in my late twenties and hadn’t been at it long when I was introduced to seamless knitting. There was that Twinkle book and Stefanie Japel, and I became…
I started the Reef Knot Tank, by Sarah Wilson, on the way home from Utah last summer. But then there was a sweater knit along, sale wool, more wool, and…
Here’s an ancient draft I thought I’d finally publish: DIY pet clocks. I made these as Christmas gifts for several members of my family. They went over very well. My…
Every once in a while I come across something trivial that I obsess over. I must collect every single issue, piece, or version of it. It’s usually some form of…