OK, so I went and got white pom-poms and some bunny eyes last night.
But Houston - we have a problem.
The original eyes of Hip and Hop are pink with black centers, 18 mm diameter, with little radial lines or "veins" in them.  They have been sadly abused over the years, so Hip and Hop have [...]

OK, so I know I said I wasn’t going to work on the UFOs during my "vacation".
Well, that was before I got strep throat on the very first day of my "vacation".  I mean, it’s not like I had this penciled in on my calendar:

Friday morning:  Drop off DH at airport.  Teach Friday group class.
Friday [...]

Wow, this UFOlympics thing is getting to be quite an eye-opener for me.
For one thing, I have started to realize just how little time I devote to knitting in the course of a standard week.  I mean to the actual act of pulling one loop of yarn through another.  Sure, I spend plenty of time [...]

If you think waaaaay back, you might remember a few issues I had while trying to make some felted slippers for myself.
Of course, these were not just your garden variety felted slippers.  No, I had to make it harder than that.  My goal was to replicate my dearly beloved, but quite elderly, pink furry bunny slippers:  Hip and Hop.
I had a couple [...]

Introducing my friend TrishC, who has graciously agreed to “guest blog” here on TessKnits. Trish is an amazing knitter and designer, whose knitting adventurousness I greatly admire. Her FO’s are often a beautiful riot of colors, yarns and textures, guaranteed to turn heads and inspire knitters. Take it away, Trish!
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To me, there’s nothing more interesting [...]

Last Friday, I made another attempt at a pair of felted slippers for myself. (For those of you keeping score, DH has a pair already that he wears & loves – made in 2004.) 
The original concept behind this project is that I have a fabulous but very elderly pair of slippers that I’d like to [...]