Hooked: A new crochet title (narrative)

Last week a box arrived containing contributor’s copies of a newly published book: Hooked: A Crocheter’s Stash of Wit and Wisdom, edited by Kari Cornell at Voyageur Press. I’ve got two essays in it, "One Loop at a Time" and "Mending a Legacy." I found writing on crochet interesting. I take the techniques so much … Read more

Cover for Arctic Lace

Today I’m going to learn to include an image. This is the cover of Arctic Lace, by Donna Druchunas. The release date is October 1, 2006. Donna and I will be in Anchorage, Alaska, for Yarn Expo III on that date. This is a minor miracle that came about through the combined efforts of Catherine … Read more

Two knitting events

While I’m figuring out how to get a calendar widget onto this site (they’ve got a nifty visual tutorial with audio as well, but apparently a few pieces of information that I’m missing are taken for granted), I can at least link to information on KnitWear, which will be in Fort Collins on September 10, … Read more

First post, try 2

Okay, so I wrote a great first post and thought I’d saved it as a draft when the phone rang. Great phone call, but I can’t find that post anywhere. I think I will be composing posts offline for a while and then pasting them into the editing area until I figure out where things … Read more