I’ve been designing a design that makes my other designs look like scrap paper. I’m not proud. I’m just honest. It’s complicated stranded colorwork, includes steeks and plackets and all sorts of hardware and things and it might kill both me and my test knitter, but gosh darn it, it’s for a friend and it’s important. So. While that’s killing me softly, I decided to eat. Scones. The weather has turned;...

My goodness, but I’d forgotten how immense Rhinebeck is! I think I’m glad that I was working the Cooperative Press booth most of the time. Phew! Well, let’s see, I have to think back, now. Friday, October 14th, I started early by missing my tram so the Husband had to drive me to the train station. I wasn’t really all that upset about it, and I got on a train just fine with my big bag and everything—even with the...

We’re testing a new Rosh Hashanah Challah (Gluten Free, Dairy Free) from the Gluten Free Canteen. Thing 1 was not feeling well at school today, so he’s home now and asked to make Challah for Rosh Hashanah. This used to be so easy. I had my tried-and-true recipe. Since having to go sans gluten, things have gotten trickier and I’ve yet to find a recipe that comes close to Zarro’s in NYC. Honestly, I’ve yet to find...

Oh oh oh oh! I have news! New KAL for you—Chrissy Gardiner (of sock fame and lore) is going to host our first What Would Madame Defarge Knit? Knit-a-Long! We’ll be starting with her gorgeous Wilhelmina Shawlette—a pattern that shouldn’t intimidate anyone, it’s a shawlETTE after all. And if you’re not a lace knitter (ahem, yet) fear not. This is an EXCELLENT pattern to start with. There have already been...

I’m still stuck working on a monster sweater design for an upcoming book, but until that’s done, there is little other knitting going on in my life. As a consequence, I’m sharing a nifty recipe. If you aren’t glutenally challenged, but have a friend who is, they may have you canonized if you do this for them: Gluten Free Grapenuts! I’ve adapted “Mother’s Grape Nuts” from the orange (it makes a...

I was asked by a fellow blogger, Julie at Happy Catholic, if I’d want to add a 9/11 post to a portal she’s a part of and I said yes (it’s not like this is new terrain for me). Then she said, “maybe something about forgiveness” and that stopped me.

Forgiveness?

For 9/11?

You’re kidding, right?