This week, I finished off four — count ‘em, four — UFO’s in the stack.  Not only that, I have a good shot at finishing off a fifth.
I’m as shocked as you are.  Probably more so.
Admittedly, none of them was a great deal of work.  (That part is somewhat more shocking, actually.  This project has [...]

I took a look over at Knitting Daily today and found the holidays staring me in the face.  But in a kinda good way!
The Question o’ the Day over there is, "What are you knitting for holiday gifts?" and it seems that for many of us, the answer is, "Nothing."  I’m firmly aligned with Sandi [...]

Out of the blue, my DH sent me an email this morning:  

"Our friends at the Art Institute of Portland are having an Open House on Saturday (9.13) afternoon starting at 11am until 2pm. Their mission is to help you develop your artistic ideas into abilities and your passion into a creative career. Students can earn [...]

Over at the [Knitting Daily->] blog, they’ve been discussing the design process used by Michelle Rose Orne in her book, Inspired to Knit.  I haven’t gotten the book yet, but Michelle’s description of her design process intrigues me:

As a designer for the garment industry for many years, I used … mood or “story boards” when [...]

What is it exactly about a tangled mass of yarn that makes everyone itch to get their hands on it and start untangling?
Well, maybe not everyone.  Usually, the person whose yarn it is has had it up to wherever with the tangles.
But bring the sorry mess into a yarn shop, and see what happens!  For those of us [...]

A little while ago, y’all learned not to ask me a certain question:
 

What should I knit?

And since I didn’t explain in that post what the second-question-I-won’t-answer was, now nobody will talk to me.  So, I guess I’d better clear this up today.
The second question I get asked by knitters, which I will not answer, is
[knitter [...]

There are two knitting questions that I get asked on a regular basis which I will not answer.  Just don’t even try.
Not that I don’t know the answer, or I don’t have an opinion.  It’s just that I have found that giving an answer usually leads me into more trouble.
Question #1:

What should I knit?

I used to actually [...]

This weekend, I taught a class on "Fixing Mistakes," and was gratified to see several new-ish and/or returning knitters becoming much more confident about their knitting abilities.  I truly find that rewarding – as you may have gathered, knitting has been a passion of mine for over 20 years, and I love to expand other knitters’ horizons.
These knitters had [...]