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I’ve been remiss. But then, I’ve been sick.Of course, I now have a new haircut to show off today.This is me trying to finish a 50,000 word book in four more days.Yeah, I know.Me too.This is a lighter pic of me in the office (see, TWO this Sunday!).And here’s a question for all of your knitty types:those little sweater stones…do they work? My Rogue Hoodie is getting all pilled along the cuffs and inside of the sleeves....

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I find myself still unable to speak clearly for any length of time, so getting the podcast out has been impossible. I think I might start doing it in stages, a few minutes here and there just to get the first chapters out to everyone. I feel horrible. I’d so wanted to start Frankenstein for Halloween.Ah well…the best laid plans, blah blah blah.And, of course, I’m not the only sick one.Andrew leaves and Thing 2 gets Croup....

Our buddy Peter Sagal who you may know from NPR’s “Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me!” just started his blog/website.He and his wife Beth (the fabulous) were neighbors of ours in Brooklyn and I count the day they told us they were moving to Chicago as both one of the sadder days of my life as well as the first step towards leaving Brooklyn ourselves. I mean, really…why stay?Bookmark ‘im. He’s funny. And if you...

Hey, have any of you made this Squid Hat (pdf pattern here). I cannot for the life of me figure out what she meant with the eye instructions–specifically row 18 and on. Is it a turn-ridge (a purl on the knit side row) that she’s talking about? She’s not answering email and I’m trying (pathetically) to finish this for my sister. I had to stop working on it for months b/c it ws killing my wrists, but now I’m changing...