

I'm a Failure (Hurrah!)
Wow, I must be gaining maturity or something. I spent months on a project—and quite a bit of money—and it's pretty much a write-off and...


The Stashley Awards: Great Achievements in Knitting, 2019 Edition
Spoiler alert: pretty much all the great achievements are going to be mine. If you feel you ought to have won one of them, let me know,...


The Seamy Side of Knitting
Ah, seams. How we loathe them! (I know, I know, amongst you there's bound to be someone who loves to seam. I have a friend who loves to...


Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life
Sometimes in life one encounters a mystery. It could be as deep and complex as your loved one's ghastly taste in music, as sweet and...


If It's Thursday, This Must Be Holland
I've just come back from Europe, flying in the day before the Notre Dame disaster, and I've been busy, busy, busy, and thus not updating...


I Went to the Prom with Jesse Tyler Ferguson!
Normally I lead off with some discussion of knitting--and I pinky swear I'll get to it--but first, I wanted to take an unexpected detour....


Stitches West
I was on a quest At Stitches West For yarn for a vest By Stephen West And another vest By Stephen West (that's not a jest, I'm a bit...