I made these in 2008, but it took me a while to blog about them because I wanted to put a pattern together. They’re super-duper easy. I came up with them on CalTrain on the way back from Purlescence. You can follow the more traditional  instructions that are in the PDF (link at the bottom [...]

I was going to write up a free pattern for these mittens, but I have been busy with work and life, (and being obsessed with the election, like the rest of the country), so I’m just going to show them off. The cables are from The Harmony Guides: Cables and Arans, which Adam gave me for Christmas [...]

I read the news today, oh boy. RIP David Foster Wallace. My friend Kim introduced me to him in college and she was one of the first to email with the news yesterday. Infinite Jest was an amazing experience–one of the few books I read as an adult that I really loved. I went to a signing a few [...]

1. Front of the HPM 2. Trekking sock at the movies 3. Triad Election 4. Back of the HPM Hot Pink Mitten is adapted from Folk Mittens. Yarn is Patons wool. More info to come when HPM is actually finished. The Flower: This was the weekend for cherry blossom extravaganzas everywhere. My neighborhood actually boasts [...]

Yarn: sportweight Blue Sky alpaca in Toasted Almond and Licorice, 1 skein each. Total cost (before tax) $20 Needles: No. 6 Clover bamboo circular (these are knit flat and then sewn up) Pattern: My own. The color and pattern were inspired by andknitting.com’s scarf. After I started them (waaay back in Oct/Nov or so), I [...]