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Double Knitting: The Brady Bunch Method!
Double Knitting. Like how airplanes fly, or the appeal of Sean Hannity, it's one of life's mysteries. Lucky for us, we don't have to...
That's Entertainment!
Uncle Stashley likes to knit almost as much as he likes to read (I haven't, for instance, begun to knit in the bathtub yet, although now...
Why I Haven't Been Eaten By Wolves (Not Lately)
You know the feeling ... you pick up your knitting (enter the woods), happily knit a few rounds (gather flowers for Grandma), and before...
Yes, Of Course You Should Buy It
When Stephanie Pearl-McPhee and I were discussing her book Knitting Rules!, she mentioned she considered it her only truly useful book....
And Now For Something Completely Different
I started writing about knitting with colour, and before I knew it I was creating a graduate-level thesis on colour theory ... riveting...
Help! I'm Cheating On My Knitting!
So I've foolishly decided to try crochet. Not instead of knitting--no chance, no way--but as a useful adjunct to knitting. Sometimes...
In My Own Little Corner, In My Own Little Chair
Where do you mostly knit? Let's explore the possibilities, in the internet's time-honoured tradition of "Which Seinfeld character are...
In Praise of Ravelry, Part One (Yes, There Will Be Parts!)
As a genuinely happy person, I have few regrets in life. It's so convenient! Whenever anyone suggests you should have made different...
Why, I Can't Even See Straight!
There are many great debates among knitters, including Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up, K2tog* vs. SSK*, English* vs. Continental*, tying knots...
S.T.A.S.H. (Stuff That Always Stays Hidden)
So, the stash. Beginning knitters, beware ... like beginning dragons (who start with a ring or bracelet here or there, maybe a doubloon,...
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