Sometimes, I like to read Sheri’s blog at The Loopy Ewe. I have never ordered anything from this online store, so I cannot speak for their customer service. That being said, I think Sheri’s blog is pretty good and certainly a smart promotional tool for her business. She writes three times a week, gives updates […]

It is time to discuss subway knitting. My main activities on the subway are sleeping and reading the newspaper–though I have never mastered the newspaper fold necessary to read the Times without stabbing everyone in the face–but I do sometimes knit on the subway. Considering the five worst subway stories I have ever heard*, I […]

My shawl is looking like a group of moldy lit*le alien bu*ts.
This is my first lace project and it’s pretty interesting. I like the Addi Lace, but I haven’t used the Knitpicks, so I can’t compare. I wanted to knit on vacation, so I didn’t wait to order the Knitpicks version. The Addi Lace needles […]

From left to right: Addi Turbo, Addi Lace, Addi Natura, Clover Bamboo
Addis are too expensive. Anyway, here’s a photo for a comparison of their tips.
Not much knitting info here, but here are some great free patterns I’ve discovered on Ravelry:
Slightly More than Scarf , from Living in Stitches
Spring Cable Socks, from SpaceKnitty
Ribbed Lace Bolero, from […]

Adam and I came back from a week at the Jersey Shore. Only a little knitting on the bus, ’cause my arm has been feeling ache-y.
 
The shawl on the bus ride down.
I read two books (The Patron Saint of Liars and The Magician and the Cardsharp) and Adam embraced his inner nerd by reading a […]