Knitting baby socks have been a kind of salvation for me lately. I have managed to finish three pairs in the month of January alone (two pair of these). I have accomplished what I never thought I could way back in 1981: knitting an entire sock from memory – no pattern. The purple socks pictured [...]

Sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly but it will always materialize if we work for it. I actually unearthed the Liesel Scarf which I had started almost exactly one year ago. According to Ravelry records, it began life on Jan. 27, 2009. Weird, huh? It was so easy and natural getting back to this pattern even [...]

As I was thinking about what to knit for two sets of expectant parents at my work (I work with the Dads) the idea to knit miniature socks suddenly popped into my head. This is my first pair of socks for 2010 and my first completed project for 2010. I am SO proud of myself [...]

Today I would like to wish Alice, who is turning nineteen on the nineteenth, a very happy birthday. It’s hard to believe that 19 years have passed since your birth.  I recently unearthed the photo above which is dated February 14, 1994 but she more closely resembles the recent graduate below. Red seems to be [...]

Last Sunday, my sister Liz and I took Dad (aka “Opa”) along with super-boyfriend Kerb to the town of Bolinas on the Northern California coast. I received a tip from someone in Portland who had recently visited and she recommended this place highly. It’s an amazing locale and you really should visit if you ever [...]

A few people have asked so I am now posting the pattern for the post holiday slippers from a previous post. You know, the ones I made for my Dad (aka “Opa”). You can download Slipper Pattern 044 as a .pdf file now. The pattern was given to me many, many years ago by Thelma [...]

My old friend, Blaise, who was a good sport and modeled some of my knitting themed t-shirts about a year ago, has been living in Haiti with his wife during the past year. Those familiar with Portland may recognize this spot with the blue wall as Rocco’s Pizza. As recently as last Monday, Blaise and [...]

These have got to be the ugliest slippers on earth but they were requested by my mother as a Christmas gift for my father. My mother was disappointed when they didn’t materialize on Christmas Eve but hey, what can I say? I didn’t even find the pattern until Christmas Day. Then I got to work. [...]

My new year’s was spent collecting Alice and her belongings and delivering her to SOU where she started classes yesterday. Here’s the college freshman with her new short haircut. Amid all the packing and loading and visiting and driving we were able to spend a dry 24 hours in lovely Ashland. After moving her into [...]