I have a long and proud track record of failure at the various knitting O[ymp1c5 and this year may be no different. I’m made a remarkable amount of progress (for me) while being at the beach and other places that aren’t particularly conducive to knitterly pursuits. At the same time, I know others who have taken on less insane tasks than I and are already winnahs, but gosh darn it, I really wanted to make this shrug. And the shawl....

Really, after the kerffuflle with the International Olymp1c Committee (don’t want to denigrate the word, here) I’d considered not watching the bloody things at all. But the boys wanted to and we were bound for the beach which means lazy evenings so… yeah. I cast on. I’m knitting a marvelous little shrug (Layering Shrug by Juju Vail) with Team Sasquatch. Mine seems to be all fococked with gauge, but the pattern is pretty...

First installment of TNNA Goodness: 1200 TEAny Hats Yarn generously donated by Universal Yarn HOW do I love Teeny Tiny things? Sooooo much! I love this stuff. I love little mousies, and bigger little mousies, and little socks, and little teeny tiny TEAny hats. Paige Sato manages the Christmas at Sea program out of Port Newark. I’ll be talking to her on CraftLit soon, but in the meantime, take a look at her website and just tell...

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...

Knitters Outraged After U.S. Olympic Committee Squashes Knitting Olympics—and Disses Knitters. Oh you really MUST read this. I posted this on Facebook shortly ago with the note for non-knitters that: All of the patterns that the Olympic committee is picking on (yes, I understand trademark infringement, fair use, etc, read on…) are NOT designed by Casey. NO ONE is making money off of them.    These are patterns made up by Just...

Holly Golightly is one of those characters who stick with you. These socks are kind of like that too. Quick to knit but oh-so-comfy, these puppies will keep your dogs warm before, during, and after a pedicure. Great for those of us who have perpetually cold toes as well as those of us who need a little “air conditioning” when the heat is on too high in the winter. These little beauties are worthy of their resourceful namesake. The...