The A.D.D. Knitter--because I make everything a lot harder than it needs to be...

Every four years there is an event that brings me close to missing my ex-husband--le Mondial! See, we were GREAT as pot-smoking buddies (it ...

I don't get it--sometimes looking at other knitting blogs I feel so, well, inadequate . Log on to any knitting blog these days are you ...

Part of being on vacation for a knitter is, obviously, checking out local yarn stores, right? If I were a stamp collector (which I used to b...

This dispatch is coming to you from the road! I am away from home for one week serving as a reader for an AP exam, which means that for one ...

The Summer Sock Challenge has taken an interesting turn. After having finished the Eat Your Veggies Claudia's Hand Painted socks (see ...

I have accumulated a lot of knitting books--some more useful than others. Sometimes I go through phases of what the Darling Marxist Curmudge...

Sock #1 in Claudia's Hand Painted Yarn 'Eat Your Veggies' The appeal of the Sock Challenge is wearing off mighty quick...and it...

Warning: This Posting Contains Disturbing Images of Obscene Sock Yarn Stashage! A few skeins from this yarn store here , a few more from th...

Many of the appealing traits that make the Darling Resident Marxist Curdmudgeon the lovable lad that he turned out to be, can be directly tr...

Another realization to add to my recent accumulation of narcissistic observations: not only am I not now nor have I ever been an aristocrat,...

Yo people, this weekend I had a minor realization: I am about as snobby as they come when it comes to knitting and all the various accoutrem...

Spring has finally arrived in NASCAR, PA. and it is a joy to behold. When my kids were younger we would always take afternoon walks and look...

For those of you wondering what the devil a 'trunk purchase' is, it's basically a situation where when bringing a newly purchase...

Anyone who is even slightly paying attention should know that I have no business whatsoever engaging in any sort of yarn bonanza, esp. afte...

Is it any wonder that I can't get anything done with this type of monkey business going on? Honestly! I know that talking about my cat o...

Sometimes I really am reminded just how much I desperately need to get a life--seriously. You know you've crossed a line when you're...

The inchoate mess you see pictured above is what's remaining on the ball of my (beloved, discontinued!) Maratona . I'm not quite sur...

NYC Yarn Haul! This weekend we were in NYC for the opening of my ex-husband's new store, a très hip home furnishings store in Brooklyn c...

I'm still on a small side project detour that I have to say I am truly enjoying...Above you will see the second of a pair of socks that ...

For the first time in the history of the testoserone training ground that is the Boy Scout Pinewood Derby, Girl Scouts have been invited to ...