Knit/Wit

2006 has been quite a prolific year for this knitter, if I do say so myself. Looking back through the archives, I've impressed myself wi...

Finished, a mere 7.5 hours before the ball drops: Pattern: Broad Street Mittens (fall '02 Knitty) by Janis Cortese Yarn: Dale of Norw...

My poor, lonely Pomatomus is lonely no more! Pattern : Pomatomus (winter '05 Knitty) by Cookie Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock (...

Can't believe it's already been a week since my last post. Odd that when I'm on vacation, with plenty of time to blog, I seem to...

Last night, in the cafe of the Barnes & Noble at the Waterworks mall, there occurred a gathering of sheep: Just kidding! There were inde...

If you've been paying attention to the calendar, you already know that tomorrow night -- that would be Wednesday, December 20 -- is the ...

It's Sunday evening and J is already back in Chicago, having only arrived home on Friday afternoon. Fortunately he was home long enough ...

At work, this week has been dragging on, so I feel like I've barely been home. I've been planning this blog post for at least two da...

Despite the fact that J and I spent much of the weekend running around (I'll get to why in a minute), I was incredibly prolific in terms...

I am home, J is home, and I am so happy about that. Last night was horrendous. A combination of snow, cold, and a football game combined to...

Thank you all for your very kind comments on Lady Eleanor . I'm so happy with how she turned out, especially with the blocking -- she...

Knitters and gentleman, tonight I have a very special introduction to make to you. Formally making her debut this evening, I present to you ...

Apparently all it takes is a little bit of kvetching on my part and some of you decide to come out of the woodwork. Hello, new readers! (or...

Okay, so I either did something horribly offensive and scared everyone away or you lurkers out there are la-zy. No comments whatsoever? No o...

Happy Monday, or, as one of the local news channels had on the screen this weekend, First Day of Buck. (A brief pause for translation for th...

I have a confession to make. I cheated on my holiday knitting projects on Thanksgiving. I didn't even knit on my second Pumpkin Pie Sock...

Anyone else remember that song from one of the Muppet movies? Ahh, takes me back to my youth. But this is a knitting blog, not a Muppet blog...

When life get really crazy, and there are days when you don't see if the sun ever comes out, it's nice to know that there are still ...

The holidays are just a little more than a month away, and I am making good progress in crossing things off my to-knit gift list. Case in po...