
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,...


This Could Be the Beginning of a Beautiful Hobby
Now that I've introduced myself, I thought I'd talk about how I began knitting. Everyone, to the best of my understanding, began in one...


Welcome to Yet Another Blog About Knitting!
Let's start with me, Uncle Stashley. That's a nom-de-plume, by the way, which is a French expression that means one is jealous of...