I guess the holidays are over – at least for now. Ali and Kelsi headed back to Oregon this morning but not before I managed to finish one more hat. It’s based on the Black and Grey hat and it even matches Kelsi’s shirt. Pretty cool, eh? This one is smaller with only 70 stitches [...]

A trip to the beach of course! I escaped black Friday madness by taking everyone to the beach and I think I’m going to make this my post-Thanksgiving tradition. The weather was awesome. You may remember that I visited Bodega Head back in May (was it really that long ago? I still haven’t finished those [...]

It’s cold. Even for California. Last night I wore my new black/grey hat, here modeled by Alejandro, to the playoff game last night against Alameda. We won, of course. Now it’s on to the Huskies at home on Saturday. Woot woot. It was pointed out to me that the hat features Oakland Raiders colors even [...]

I first saw this lace scarf at Article Pract a few months ago when I took my friend Nancy on a tour of East Bay yarn shops. It looked simple enough but it’s been tricky. Lace can be hard because it’s difficult to tink (or unknit if you will).  I’ve started it a number of [...]

So where do ideas come from? Funny thing about that. When I was still working at REI, I saw a customer wearing a very simple, yet a very lovely black and grey hat. I quickly sketched it out on a hold tag (the equivalent of the proverbial cocktail napkin) knowing full well that I would [...]

It was a beautiful rainy day on Saturday. One of those days that just makes you want to start project after project after new project and what should arrive for me at the Orinda library but the new More Last-Minute Knitted Gifts. This book is a keeper folks. I may even have to go and [...]

Just before I quit my job at REI back in late August, I saw some of the winter hats start coming into the store for the ski season. One of those was a North Face hat that I thought I could very easily (haha) replicate. I loved the color, a pale ivory gray, but could [...]

All I have to offer you this week is some shots of the mindless knitting I’ve been doing lately. Miles and miles of knitting – knit one row, purl one row, knit one row – on and on and on. This shrug is taking longer (and using more yarn) than I thought it would. I [...]

I recently received an email from Guy who wanted to translate my pattern for Felted Nesting Bowls into french. Go for it! I said and here is the pattern for all you Francophiles. The pattern, my most popular, remains a perennial favorite. You can get the pattern in English right here. Oh and be sure [...]

I did manage to finish one Pyroclastic sock but I don’t even remember when (it may have been up in Ashland recently). Such is the crazy whirlwind that my life has become. And I fear that I’ll suffer from single sock syndrome if I don’t start the second soon. There is also another heatwave looming [...]