I started the year with every intention of knitting one pair of socks per month – 12 pairs total – but unfortunately work got in the way. I had the same goal for 2008 and even surpassed it, knitting a total of 14 pairs…I think (I’d have to refer to my Ravelry account to know [...]

Continuing my recent tradition of quickie blog posts, I want to wish you all a Happy Holidays. Have fun whatever you celebrate.

No, the yarn above did not come from Etsy. It came from Webs and is intended for the Monday Morning Cardigan continuing my current obsession with all things purple. I bring up the subject of Etsy because of an article that ran in today’s NYTimes. It seems that some people are actually making a good [...]

Just a quick note in between jobs to boast about my anniversary. On December 12, 2006 I quit smoking and morphed from a chain smoker into a chain knitter. Thus began my knitting obsession. To those of you who have tried this, you know how hard it can be but it’s been worth every tear [...]

Like most people today, my attention span seems to have shrunk to the size of a gnat’s. We all lead such crazy busy lives that it’s hard to squeeze in pleasurable activities such as reading and reading has been sorely missing from my life recently. The solution for me has been short stories. I picked [...]

It seems that I have passed through my “grey” (gray?) stage and I am now in love with all things purple. I bought a purple skirt… …to match my purple vest… …and purple tights… …even some purple makeup. A also ordered some purple yarn from Webs (second row far right) to make a purple Monday [...]