• an uncooked pie crust on the counter with a rolling pin

    Perfect Pie Crust

    I know that’s a big claim, perfect pie crust. Aren’t we all looking for it? And don’t we all have a different definition of what that is? My perfect pie crust is light and crisp more than…

  • Amy Snell is holding up to knit hats — Steven's Creek and Shot in the Dark.

    Which Hat? Which Yarn?

    I know, it’s so hard to choose! I always love to give you a choice, so I’ve chosen two cool hat patterns for our Fall KAL, and you get to pick which one you want to do.…

  • Off to See the Knitters!

    Today’s a packing day for me, as I’m getting ready for a very busy weekend. I’ll be teaching Friday at the Mountain and Valley Wool Festival in Santa Fe, Sunday at Lambtown in Dixon, California, and Monday…

  • Time for Another Knitalong!

    I think fall is a great time to knit hats. It’s getting cooler so we might need a new one, and it’s also the time of year when we might be starting to think about holiday presents.…

  • a knit sweater collar in two colors of Atlas yarn still on the needles, in front of several cakes of Atlas yarn

    Yarn Review: Atlas

    I’ve got a new pattern on the needles, and a new-to-me-yarn that I’m excited to review for you: Modern Daily Knitting’s Atlas. I don’t often have time to knit up non-design work, but at the most recent…

  • Thank you

    This post is a thank you — and a story, the story of the symbolism of my Pride Like the Wind shawl. I was at the Strungalong knitting retreat last week, and someone there asked very kindly about…

  • A rainbow knit shawl

    Allyship

    Earlier this month I posted about my Pride Like the Wind shawl and Pride fundraiser on Facebook. That post got a lot of attention, and a lot of it wasn’t good. Somehow the post seems to have…

  • image of Eddy with a rainbow heart

    Showing Up

    I’ve had mixed feelings about Pride month this year. As always, I want to celebrate, but so many scary things are happening in our country right now that adversely affect the LGBTQIA+ community that it’s hard to…

  • A woman stands on a beach wrapped in a rainbow-colored knit shawl

    Pride Like the Wind

    As you know, I release a Pride fundraising pattern every year in June. Last fall I was at a show where I met Heather and Danielle of Purly Shell Fiber Arts and learned that they, too, do…

  • A German Shepherd dog is on a large, empty beach. She is smiling and wagging her tail.

    Good Dog

    This is Koda, the sweet GSD who has graced our family these past 10 years. We adopted her from a local breed rescue organization when she was 10 months old. From the start, she made our family…