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

I'm still running on fumes from my visit to Minneapolis and all my stellar acquisitions. Yarnzilla was still the primo stop, and Yarnzil...

If you've been to Minneapolis, you no doubt recognize the SpoonBridge and Cherry sculpture in the Minneapolis Sculpure Garden at the Wa...

There are many categories of yarn in a sock knitter’s stash. Some are tried and true work horses that you are forever turning to out of hab...

Today was the much anticipated Stitch N Pitch in Picksburgh (translation for non-locals: Pittsburgh), PA. I brought kiddie winkie #2 and he...

That Darling Resident Marxist Curmudgeon--when he's not busting my chops about turning up the burner too high when I make the Kiddie-Win...

After last's week post of pessimism and negativity, the wheel of fortune has taken an upswing and I am back on a knitting high. Just aft...

Here you see two pics of Sizzle , which I finished knitting last week and finished this weekend. The knitting was a dream, loved the yarn-- ...

Oh sure, I could show you recent pointless acquisitions from Knit One in Pittsburgh like this On-line sock yarn and this Claudia's Ha...

Like everywhere else in America it is hot as hell in Nascar, PA. So hot in fact that a detour to the pool was in order this morning. The ph...

One of the great things about being a fancy-free knitting academic is that the summertime is just one giant knitting cluster fcuk! I can pop...

Ok, so maybe the World Cup isn't so great for working on projects that require concentration, like the Fiber Trends Leaf Lace Socks pic...

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...