The Errant Hat

I made this hat: about 2 1/2 weeks ago. It’s #3 in a set of 3 hats, all the same pattern but in different yarn combinations, all knit as thank you presents for the guys down at the office. I washed and blocked it and took a picture of it, and then… I lost it. […]

What’s up, sock?

I’m almost done knitting the Sonrisa Socks, and have arranged a test knitter for the pattern, which I now plan to publish. OMG. Me. Publishing a pattern. That I wrote. Wowsers. I like designing sock patterns, though, because you have two chances to get it right while you’re making the pair. So, I wrote out […]

Another Baby Season

For the first time in a long time, I feel inspired to knit for infants. My childhood best friend is having a baby (a girl!), and Marc (comic book artist) is anticipating a baby of unknown sex (shy baby). I’m starting with a gift for the baby girl, and am making a Baby Surprise Jacket. […]

Thank you hats

I’m making Thank You hats for the folks at John’s office to thank them for their awesome work on the comic book. I’ve finished 2 of the hats so far. One is… a little big: But I think rolling the brim will fix that if the recipient isn’t into being blinded by his hat. The […]

OMG: Knitting!

After a long spell of not really making any progress in knitting, I have finally (!!!) finished Andrea’s socks! They’re knit toe-up using the Queen Kahuna method, and have Fibonacci stripes of bright jewel-tone colors throughout the socks. The Fibonacci sequence is a mathematical sequence found in nature and all over the place. It’s basically […]