I was flattered and gratified to see one of my current designs featured in a submission call! It’s a garment I really loved designing and knitting up, if you haven’t seen it yet, it’s the Garter Rectangular Jacket in the current Fall 2015 Interweave Knit.Purl magazine.
Category: Philosophical
The Virtue of Enforced Patience
The classes were mixed skill level, we had very new knitters, and very experienced knitters. I LOVE these mixed classes, but they can be very draining, like spinning plates, with each one turning at a different speed.
Brioche Winner!
I got in a short ride yesterday, doing some stealth knitting and enjoying the beautiful October sky and falling leaves.
I’m Lucky
Tomorrow I turn 53. My skin hurts from the shingles, our car is god-knows-where, and I’m so incredibly lucky that I need to pinch myself. I never thought that I’d have such a rich and full life, I truly am the luckiest person I know!*
Even Keel
We’re just keeping an even keel, trying not to let the two week crap storm hang over our heads, trying to be pro-active and forward looking. It’s helpful that it’s almost September, a time of new beginnings, because it feels like a good time to turn a page.
Holding Pattern
Well, I went to Indiana to take Andy to school. It just seemed that so much sh*t had hit the fan, I felt a bit like a wreck, and I wanted to go. So my inner 6-year old went, and I was along for the ride. And I think overall it was a good thing…
An Open Letter to Mrs. Brokaw
Dear Mrs. Brokaw, Obviously I don’t know you, we’ve never met, although I – like many Americans – feel that I know your husband. My own husband’s father was a stagehand at NBC for many years, and always mentioned what a mensch your husband was. Stage hands learn pretty fast who is a good guy,…
Happy New Year!
We’ve come to understand, in a way we never thought we would, that life is for LIVING, and the best way to appreciate every day is to live it fully.
I’ve Waited 10 Years For This!
Confessions Of A Knitting Heretic Has Sold 100,000 Printed Copies! And how am I celebrating this momentous occasion? KINDLE TIME!
Well, I SAID I was a Heretic…
In short, I prefer to describe the outcome of a knitting technique, rather than insist that the knitter get there in a specified manner. Here are a few examples of terminology I’d love to see changed.