It’s glaringly obvious to me. Well ok not so glaringly obvious as the piece grows. In fact the mistakes seem to shrink and even disappear the larger the shawl becomes and the more rows I knit. But when I first noticed them, I had to force myself NOT to rip the whole thing out and [...]

If  you’re a computer user and I’m assuming that you are if you are currently reading this blog, you know that colors are not always true to their offline or “real life” counterparts. Case in point: I had quite a few comments about the colors in my log cabin blanket when the blanket was finally [...]

If you haven’t had a chance to get down to Powell’s bookstore to see the Portland at night exhibit of black and white photography, it’s not too late. The show will be there through the weekend and possibly the beginning of April. Nobody’s contacted me about taking it down yet. So be sure and hop [...]

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo. Many thanks to Sacred Lotus for the link.

A year ago I was felting like crazy, crafting mostly oven mitts but also different sizes of bowls. I was asked for instructions for these nesting bowls from a woman a couple of months ago and so I wrote them up for all the enjoy. The bowls make sweet little candy holders for this time [...]

Miles and miles of garter stitch. Is there anything better? This is my take on “Joseph’s Blankie of Many Colors” from Mason Dixon knitting, using six colors of Paton’s classic wool merino, three in the dark shade and three in a light shade, and increasing the number of rows in each round gradually. In the [...]

As I mentioned in the first part of the interview, Nancy always starts with a swatch. Except when she doesn’t. Confused? Read this recent post by Nancy and you’ll understand what I mean. At our recent visit, Nancy brought along a stack of swatches – BIG swatches. I was especially attracted to this, the lovely [...]

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to sit down with a local knitwear designer by the name of Nancy Ricci at Townshend’s Tea Shop on Alberta Street in Portland Oregon. For the interview Nancy wore a lovely tunic that she whipped out based on the pattern Tubey (found on Knitty). The fiber is [...]

Phew! Now that the show is hung and the reception is over, I can return to the fun stuff. This will be my third time with the Nutkin pattern and I think I’m off to a good start. I’ve ditched the fold over cuff because it’s just too much of a laborious time/mind bender for [...]

When I’m not knitting, I’m usually making photographs. A few weeks ago I received a call from Powell’s Books letting me know that my photographs had been chosen for an exhibit in their Basil Hallward Gallery located in the Pearl Room on the third floor of the Burnside location in downtown Portland. The exhibit will [...]