‘Tis the season, after all, so I’ve been knitting zombies. Not just ANY zombies–MochimochiLand zombies. I discovered these little dudes at Alissa’s Knitting Fairy shop in Arlington, Texas (AWESOME store. Go!) and we spent an evening giggling over the ones she’d made and then finally caving in and getting the little zombie kit. The kit comes with everything. Little thread-bobbins of yarn, a bag of stuffing,...

Dallas Arlington is fantastic! Just putting that out there. What a marvelous place. What marvelous people. What talented knitters. WHAT FUN! I’ll post my fave photo ops below but first, let me just accept responsibility for something. I evidently brought Virginia weather with me. Yes, I’d like to take the blame for the wonderful cool weather and cloudy moodiness in the sky. It’s great. Flight in was great. Knitting Fairy last...

Well, we’ve turned the corner on the decade marking September 11, 2001. Eleven years out, now, but who’s counting? Over the years I’ve written many different 9/11 posts starting with our experience long before there were blogs. I also wrote about it irregularly here, on or around 9/11 anniversaries. on the ten year anniversary on the nine year anniversary on the six year anniversary and last year, after being interviewed by...

Holly Golightly Who doesn’t need flip-top socks?! In the winter, my feet are always cold. Until they aren’t any more and I want to take my socks off, but if I do my feet get cold. You’re sensing the problem, no? And in the winter, do I get pedicures? No I do not. It’s not for a lack of vanity—it’s how cold my feet get after they come out of the water! At MDSW I saw this gorgeous yarn and it absolutely...

Hunger Games Extreme* Socks This sock came to me all at once one night about 22 days before the Hunger Games movie was released. I remember sitting there, turning to my husband and saying, “Holy Cow! I have to make a Hunger Games Sock Pattern!” He looked at me patiently and said, “Okaaaaayyyy..” I think he’s used to this sort of thing from me. I knew exactly what I wanted: über cushy replaceable  sole, toe-up...

Soap Scrunchies I like double knitting. I like doing the same thing with weaving (two layers at one time) but that’s a different sotry. I think I like double kniting for the same reason I like knitting two socks at a time on two circs—when I’m done, I’m DONE. This little guy was born of necessity: Christmas. Well, Christmas and teaching a class in double knitting. If you’ve never knit both sides of a bag at the...