Although I was reasonably pleased with my most recent natural dyeing experiment , I was left with unresolved questions about why the cochin...

I've been rather quiet lately because I've been working on secret projects (shhh....), but now that this has been gifted, it's ...

Knit in a cozy alpaca-wool blend, this watchcap is basic enough to keep a guy satisfied. But there's just enough styling - twisted sti...

First FO's of the year! Here's a bundle of small knitted items. Weirdly, there's an unintentional theme here: sister-related a...

I launched my second attempt at natural dyeing two weeks ago. I had some madder roots that I was waiting play with. Then my sister -- show...

2007 is already whipping by with alarming speed. Before it gets too deep into mid-January, I thought I'd do a brief, self-congratulator...

This year I only knit two Christmas gifts: a hat for my sister and a neckwarmer for my mother. Both were small and simple but infused with...

I haven't accomplished much in the last week. Cabled socks are at a standstill, since I turned the heel too late and am still too disap...

The lace smoke ring is a delight. Once I memorized the pattern, it was a meditative pattern to knit. It's a beautiful and unusual piec...

I'm waiting for a sunny morning to photograph the lace smoke ring, and in the meantime, here's a cookie recipe I whipped up this mor...

I've no illusion that my works in progress are of interest to anyone else. In an effort to make them more engaging to watch, here'...

Last Saturday, I revelled in the primitive-romanticism of open air natural dyeing: Dyepots simmering over an open fire. Blustery, November ...

Nova Scotian Seascape Socks Yarn: Fleece Artist Merino Sock Pattern: Elizabeth Zimmerman's sock pattern with conventional heel from Knit...

Ah, Monday mornings. Gray skies, jarring alarms, anxiety about work. Pull myself out of bed and am confronted with this!! (and this is ju...

Discouragement comes easily to me. This post isn't about the discouragement, though, so much as about the renewal of hope and patience. ...

Beautiful morning sunlight again. Seen basking in it are the Fleece Artist socks that I'd meant to finish for Socktoberfest (I wasn...

My knitpicks order arrived last week -- marvelous! Yarnwise, there's 'bare' DK merino for experimentation with natural dyes and ...

Remember that fabulous Fleece Artist yarn that I picked up as a souvenir of Nova Scotia? I've been steadily, happily working through i...

I started this sweater towards the end of an exhausting month in which I got married, moved, finished a major paper, and took my comprehensi...