I've been thinking about the properties of alpaca. It's all inspired by a small hank of worsted alpaca that I bought at Taos for a...

The bonnets are on the backburner. I've had trouble finding the ideal bootie pattern, so now that's on hold as well. Mostly I'v...

There are times when life hands you gifts, gifts so beautiful that you wonder what you've done to deserve them and you vow to be a bette...

It's been all baby bonnets, all the time here. The pattern: Lacy Bonnet, from Knitting for Two It started with the one on the far right...

I've started another blog whose sole purpose is to catalogue knitting blog contests: it's called WiKnit (say it out loud - "w...

This country is beautiful, folks. I still believe that Vermont is the best place on earth, but I truly was enchanted by all the places we d...

The winner of the blog contest is.... Sarah Dow! She had excellent ideas for both knitting and car games. I emailed and got them explained...

Quick reminder: one day left to enter the blog contest! I've washed and wound the vermillion laceweight, and I can't wait to send i...

Time has been slipping through my fingers. My mind is ablaze with the craziness of moving – we’re down to our last week in Vermont now – an...

This post is about indigo dyeing gone wrong. It's also about figuring out how to treat disappointments as "learning experiences,...

My hemp tank top got its high profile premier during blueberry picking this weekend... Yarn: Lana Hemp, allhemp 6, "deep river" 2....

My mind has been very distractable of late, flitting from task to task when I need it to be productive and focused. I have no fewer than t...

This scarf doesn't just have a story. It has a saga!! First, the details: Yarn: burgundy cashmere laceweight, from Nandia cashmere Nee...