I am in a sock knitting frenzy. The only thing my hands want to knit is socks, on size 2 needles. For some reason size 2 makes the stretchie...

My ungrateful son, Yummy, had asked for socks with a dragonfly on them last summer. I barely accommodated by squiggling some yarn in a sock...

I'm taking a hiatus from bread today. My kiddo is sick, it's hot outside and, most importantly, I just finished cleaning my kitchen...

Seven months ago, the Businessman booked us a trip to Hawaii. We leave early November. I might have mentioned to him that nine months seemed...

Now that I've messed around with color schemes (and avoided a trip to the fabric store for a zipper for the Vestes) I'm gauge swatc...

In fifth grade, I started going out with a boy. Going out entailed...well...nothing really. It was fifth grade and we were still mostly in...

So. I'm blocking. I wet the pieces, pinned them to their proper size and shape and now I could twiddle my thumbs while they dry, which w...

Day 10 of the Vestes: Also note the huge holes in the deck. I had a rare day of no kiddos. Fortunately it resulted in a decent chunk of kn...

Estes Vest, Est Vestes, Vestes; Day 10? I think that's right. This monogamous knitting could drive me batty. Thank you, voting populace...

So how do you feel about a knitting blog getting back to its roots? Estes Vest, day 3 I'm a little past the armhole here. I had a typica...

It amazes me. With as many posts as I've written about all the garments I've made for myself, you still think I need more. Well, you...

My mom recently started a project and asked me to bring over my ball winder/swift so she could get the yarn wound up. As long as I was wind...

My in-laws abducted my children Thursday, they will be returned in time for fireworks. Unless we forget to pay the ransom--I don't usua...

I'm not sure what happened, but I was inspired to write some lovely limmerick poetry for today's post. I apologize in advance. Look,...

Some people enjoy a good read about the journey of making a garment. If you're one of those, then by all means read on. If not, just scr...

I am a CSU Ram . This is vital information if you are going to journey with me through this post. You also should know I love my Vogue Knitt...

I started to knit something earlier but I got about a third of the way into it and was distracted by something shiny...or cashmere. Now, I...