I signed up to help beta test a Mac version of Sock Wizard this weekend, thinking, “how hard could it be?”  OK, maybe not hard, just time-consuming, but it was really interesting to see how all of this stuff worked.  It was also really cool to have a bunch of Mac knitters to do this [...]

OK, well not heaven, but my next-best place to knit - our beautiful NC mountains.  We took a little road trip today (well, okay, a 10 hour one!) up to the mountains today with our MINI friends Ann and Steve.  We stopped first in Blowing Rock, a beautiful little town, and visited their cute little [...]

I have long wondered why nearly all the heel flaps I’ve ever seen were done in the “sl 1 k1″ mode, or something very closely related.  Why oh why can’t you just continue the pattern?  I couldn’t find much of anything in the way of patterns that continued a pattern down the heel (does that [...]

of the Minivan Mom era.  No more Girl Scouts bopping around the back, no more sweaty soccer teams, no more “you have a minivan, you can drive them, right?” moments at my house.  I have driven a minivan for the last 8 years.  8 years!  But for the past year, most days it’s just Hayley [...]

Let me start by saying it’s hot.  Darn hot.  Historically this is the hottest week in NC.  I’m so looking forward to it.  That in itself is reason for meltdown #1.  The power bill came today - meltdown #2.  It’s the highest it has been in 11 years in this house.  I can only imagine [...]

I should start this post by saying that today is Hayley’s 11th birthday.  Happy birthday, Boo Bear!  OK, now that that’s out of the way - WHEW!  We had five extra 10 and 11 year old girls at our house today.  It’s a good lesson in realizing that it’s not just ours - they’re all [...]

I thought I had posted this - turns out that I emailed it to Knitlist instead.  I’m sure I meant to do both that and post it, but as I search past posts, I obviously did not.  So - apologies to Mom - here goes:
Got a package in the mail today (6/23) from my mom, [...]

That I can swatch if I have to.  Only if I really have to.  Notice, however, that I’ll cast on 288 stitches not once but twice before I’ll give in and swatch.  I even wetted and scrunched this one, then laid it to dry.  I haven’t checked the gauge yet, as I’m too tired to [...]

There are just so many reasons for joy in Sockville today.  First and foremost, I get to go on the Sea Socks Cruise!  And my Mom is going with me!  This is going to be so cool!  And I can’t stop exclaiming!  Mom can knit, but doesn’t, but there will be so much to do [...]