Do Good, Now
Today when I was feeling overwhelmed with sadness about what’s happening in Ukraine, I was reminded of a line from one of my favorite passages: “Do good, now.” It’s part of a longer quote from the Talmud,…
Tips and Tricks for Devious Knitters: Video Tutorials
Did you know that I have a series of free video tutorials available here on my website and on my YouTube channel? They cover a variety of subjects from a better way to perform Judy’s Magic Cast On or cinch a gusset…
Live and In Person
This is just a quick post, friends, mostly a photo dump of all the fun I had last weekend at Stitches West. It was a bit surreal to be at such a big show in person, and…
Learn As You Go
I’m a knitter who always loves learning new skills, and the best way for me to do that is to choose an interesting project that features that technique and learn as I go. My most recent pattern,…
Did the Designer Include Enough Yarn to Swatch?
I often hear this question in one form or another: When the designer wrote the yardage requirements for this knitting pattern, did they include yarn for swatching? The answer, as with so many things in knitting, is,…
Can a Knitting Class Be Life-Changing?
One of my recent students called my Secrets of Splicing class “life-changing.” Isn’t that just awesome? I don’t think I’ve ever heard something I’ve done called “life-changing” before. And even though I know she meant “It changed…
A Knitted Love Story, in Pictures
The pattern featured in this story is Hugger Mugger, my quick-to-knit coffee cup cozy. It’s available from my Ravelry and Payhip shops, as well as here on the website. You can read more about Hugger Mugger in this post. Special thanks…
The World’s Best Key Lime Pie Recipe
December may seem like an odd time of year to share a recipe for Key Lime Pie, but in my house, it’s the traditional Christmas day dessert. There are two reasons for that: One, we live in…
Cookie Time!
Today is cookie-baking day around here. Since we’re still observing Covid restrictions and not having our annual Christmas party, the number and variety of cookies will be limited, but I’m still making the must-haves for the family,…
You Weren’t Kidding About the Last-Minute Thing
A few days before Christmas last year I noticed my husband’s gift pile was looking a little light. Without time to order yarn, much less knit a big project, what could I make? I rooted around in…
