Although yesterday and today are warmer, it’s been pretty cold around here lately. On Tuesday, the high was 21 degrees Fahrenheit (-6 C). Compared to other places I’ve lived (like the Midwest and New England), this is balmy, but I’ve been here for enough years that I’ve lost some perspective. (I used to wait for … Read more
Donna Druchunas, author of Ethnic Knitting Discovery, is hosting a knit-along to go with the book. She told me to go take a look at the photos and thoughts people are beginning to post there. The knit-along-ers are making headbands as swatches (useful! especially considering the weather where I am right now and the speed … Read more
I’ve been spending all waking hours researching replacement cars and doing essential Nomad Press and freelance work. I’m driving a rental car that adds a charge every day (no longer paid by the insurance company of the person who totaled the car I now need to replace . . . apparently the company covers three … Read more
Okay, there’s a silly and amusing new promotional "quizlet" online for Clara Parkes’ new book, The Knitter’s Book of Yarn. It will not surprise anyone who has known me for long that I end up classified as "wool," even if I calculate for the two equally viable options on one of the questions which are … Read more
Knitter and dancer Ann McCauley forwarded me a link today to a YouTube video. I usually have to delete anything that’s forwarded and I rarely have even a minute to go look at something on YouTube, but Ann’s taste is impeccable (and not just in knitting). If Ann had a blog she could tell you … Read more
The quest: yarns for swatches that will be scanned or photographed For holiday travel knitting, I had intended to work on color swatches to be scanned or photographed for a book Nomad Press will be publishing next year. But I had a yarn problem. Usually I knit swatches in Brown Sheep Top of the Lamb … Read more