Over the past couple of years, I have come to be a hard and true fan of Anne Podlesak of Wooly Wonka Fibers.  I  was introduced to her fibers through the knitting  Gale by Anne Hanson of Knitspot and through joining the  A Change of Seasons lace club that Anne offered last ye...

Der Frühling kommt immer näher, und die Lust steigt, Crocs wieder draußen zu tragen. Momentan ist das Wetter leider wieder grauenhaft.  Da kann eine Socke helfen – aber bitte nicht in langweiligen schwarz oder in tristen wollgrau! Crocs – Liebhaber kombinieren ihre Crocs mit witzigen Kuh-Soc...

You like ice cream, right? You know how you get that ice cream craving and only ice cream will do? Not cookies or brownies or candy or froyo (ugh!). Ice cream. And you know how when that craving strikes, there's rarely just the right ice cream on hand. Whatever's in the freezer is too old or...

First and foremost and always, I would like to thank Tina, Stephanie and Cat for the wonderfulness and amazement that is the Sock Summit teachers list. I am truly, truly humbled to be in such company. I learned that I was teaching when Stephanie called me. I was on the ferry on my way to Friday Harb...

The state of my desk. Call in recruits. I am inching towards completion of many, many things. Yes, indeed, that is five pairs of socks at my desk. Not including the two pairs that are currently in my knitting bag. I don’t think this is the ideal situation, but things are the way they are. I kn...

I love the way these socks turned out!  Blocking them on my new sock blockers was so easy, and it made the socks come out in the exact perfect shape.  This pattern was a breeze to knit.  I find that I can knit sock the fastest when the pattern features a simple repeat.  I always want to finish t...

-Don't you love the story in The Washington Post on J. Edgar "Mary" Hoover attempting to prove that former President Johnson staffer Jack Valenti was gay. Seems that in the 1960's, Valenti had the nerve to invite a closeted gay photographer to one of his parties in Texas. First of ...

Stolen from KmKat.  I wasn't going to steal it... but her answers said I would, so what could I do?? USING ONLY ONE WORD! It's not as easy as you might think! Copy and change the answers to suit you. It's really hard to only use one word answers. 1. Where is your cell phone? Hip2. ...

Stolen from Facebook.USING ONLY ONE WORD! It's not as easy as you might think! Copy and change the answers to suit you. It's really hard to only use one word answers.1. Where is your cell phone? Charger2. Your significant other?......

I am ADD Knitter ~ hear me roar. I feel like my knitting is all kinds of disorganized.  According to Ravelry, I have 12 WIPs.  TWELVE!  This cannot be good.  Of those 12, six are cotton blankets.  Two are half-knit socks.  One is a sock I futilely cast...