Feeling better about things
I've excused myself from Round 13 of Swap on A Budget. You all know I love that Ravelry group, and I'm sure I'll go back to it, but I looked at all my commitments right now and decided that that was...
View ArticleHow to get through a three-hour meeting
I like this photo because it comes very close to the actual color of the sweater. On Wednesday night, I took my pink top-down turtleneck to the Branchburg Board of Adjustment meeting, which lasted...
View ArticleBook Review: “Mom and Me Knits” by Stephanie Japel
"Mom & Me" is a great new book of mother-daughter patterns from Stephanie Japel. This year, I discovered I am a fan of Stephanie Japel. This realization kind of snuck up on me. First, I discovered...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Circular Knitting Workshop’ by Margaret Radcliffe
"Circular Knitting Workshop" is a whole college course, not just a workshop. Author Margaret Radcliffe really knows her stuff. A few weeks ago, Storey Publishing sent me a review copy of "Circular...
View ArticleHappy Knitting In Public Day
Today begins the official week of Worldwide Knitting in Public Days, when local groups organize to knit somewhere together in public. In Central Jersey, the Gates Avenue Knitters will be knitting...
View ArticleWhen in doubt, check it out: Experimental knitting
Finally, after 3 or 4 years of owning this yarn, I've come up with a good way to use it. This morning, I mentioned in passing that I was frustrated with the cable cast-on with my Venedig yarn. I'm...
View ArticleA race between two sweaters
I'm knitting two summer-weight sweaters, the pink one with the Venedig and King Tut yarn, and the blue-green-yellow sweater with the Musica yarn. I should add that I have some yellow King Tut yarn that...
View ArticleReflections on this week’s projects
I started this turtleneck last December and have worked on it sporatically since then, mostly at meetings or vegging out in front of a television. When I got home Sunday after the Melissa Leapman...
View ArticleBook Review: “Knitting from the Center Out” by Daniel Yuhas
"Knitting from the Center Out" is a terrific new book by Daniel Yuhas. "Knitting from the Center Out" is a book written to introduce knitters to "revolutionary knitting with 28 modern projects." Being...
View ArticleWhat about my knitting?
Here's a close-up of my latest prayer shawl. This morning, before I head out to cover a political rally for the papers, I thought I'd get a post in about what I've been knitting the last few weeks...
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