I finished up yet another “Odessa” hat. I had bought this pink yarn over a year ago — silk, merino, cashmere blend — but never did anything with it. There was enough yardage to make a child-size hat, so I decided to do it and try it with the beads. It turned out rather [...]

Justina asked me for a set of leg warmers. Gasp! I went to school in the 80′s, and, well, yuck! But let warmers are making a comeback, and if anyone can carry them off, it’s my Justina. Here they are! I started one on vacation in NC at my folks’ house, and finished the [...]

Here are Carter’s socks, finished several weeks ago. The pattern “Tsumani” is by Judy Sumner in her book, “Knitted Socks East and West: 30 Designs Inspired by Japanese Stitch Patterns.”

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I finished the Samurai socks finally. Done in Merino wool sock yarn. They feel good, but I think I made them a wee bit short in foot length, and the ankle is still looser than I’d like.

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I just finished 2 pairs of the Sumo Slippers, one pair each for Donella and Justina. Justina’s are red; Donella’s are green. The Sumo pattern is by Judy Sumner in her book, “Knitted Socks East and West: 30 Designs Inspired by Japanese Stitch Patterns”.

The socks are worked up in Lion Brand’s Wool East [...]

I finished the Katsura socks for Wendy last week. She’s been wearing them a lot, which is flattering for me. They turned out very well.

The pattern is by Judy Sumner in her book, “Knitted Socks East and West: 30 Designs Inspired by Japanese Stitch [...]

Truckers Pick Up Quilting and Knitting – WSJ.com.

Here’s an awesome story about truckers who’ve taken up knitting and quilting in their down time on the road.

As a man who knits (and knits rather well, if I do say so myself), I really enjoy snippets like these. Maybe I should have written that [...]

Here’s a picture of the toe-up socks I knitted for myself. “Toe-up” means they’re knitted starting at the toe. Socks can also be knitted starting at the cuff. The socks do well in the washer and dryer (not wool). I’m enjoying wearing them and showing them off.

OK, this sock in [...]

The gray lace shawl is complete. Turned out very nicely. Still have the black yarn to match, but think I’ll try to find a different pattern to do with that.

I knitted a few dishrags in between. Had to adjust knitting style to accommodate the non-stretchy cotton yarn. That was good practice. I can [...]

Turns out that Ravelry.com is a completely closed community at present. That means that those of you who don’t have logins there can’t see the project pics. I chatted wtih Ravelry.com this morning and encouraged them to open up the project pages, for example, as a means to let users drive traffic to Ravelry.com.They’ve [...]