…Chaucer! I mean—ah—let me start over. ahem ::Orson Welles-like voice::  Who isn’t afraid of Chaucer? Okay, Chaucer scholars probably aren’t and… ummmm… no one else. Right? Because it seems so old. And hard. And dry. And boring. And yet…NOT! I’ve been doing a little experiment over at CraftLit and I’m pretty excited about how it’s panning out. Other people seem to be pretty happy about it...

In my new role as the luckiest person EVER, I got to go to TNNA last weekend. One of the many nifty things was getting to go to Marly Bird’s marvelous dinner, sit with wonderfully winning people, see old friends, make new ones and—beyond my wildest dreams of avarice—score some free goodies. These things do not come without the hope of we lucky recipients spreading the word and so I will dutifully be testing and trying out the...

I’ve been designing! My new beastie is Wensleydale. He’s a Liliputian friend for Cheddar, the CraftLit Critter. I made mine with about 30yds of leftover sock yarn and finished him in one night of TV with the husband. Wensleydale Cheddar We’re also working on clothes for Cheddar (he might get chilled in the air conditioning, after all) so I’ve constructed a ruff for him. That pattern is free and you can download...

Free things for you! I’ve been working on adding patterns and goodies to my Ravelry store and CafePress shops for CraftLit and WWMDfK?. There’s always more to do, but so far I have a lot of free things for you (and a couple that aren’t free but I thought I’d throw them in as they are related). Enjoy! Bags |   Socks | Sock Heels Socks How to Knit Socks Free This free eBook gives you everything you need to know about...