First off, I'm thrilled by all the sign-ups. And I'm really proud of how many people are using what is essentially a cocktail party ...

Several people have asked where to sign up. Leaving a message just about anywhere on the blog saying "sign me up!" gets the job do...

The button HTML code in the last post, for the Strikke-along signups, has been fixed and is ready to go if you want to use it. (Bloglines on...

Yes, it's that time. The time for us all to lose our minds and join in another of the crazy knit-alongs around here. We officially begin...

Remember I've been working out? (And now dieting... long story.) It's going on three months now. And today I threw out my big ugly u...

LisaMae asked, in the comments, for some suggestions for a first lace project, something like a shawl. Instead of a list of patterns (though...

I was chugging along, a little less than halfway up sleeve one, when I started looking at it. It looked a little narrow. So I laid the ruler...

I'm getting an early start. I spent the morning measuring the swatch and running figures: This thing is knit side-to-side and my row gau...

The original recipe as it was given to me: -juice of six lemons -1 cup white sugar -16 cups cold water -4 cups ice cubes -1/8 teaspoon nutme...

In parenting, part one: The Baby and I had a conversation a while back that went like this: ME: "Can you say cow?" BABY: "Oh,...

Since getting this new yarn, the stuff called "Celery", I've been trying to place exactly where I've seen the color before...

This is a Key Lime. They are native to the Florida Keys (that little trail of small islands that seems to drift away to the west from the bo...

And anyone else who has ever done a seamless saddle-shoulder sweater/jumper: Bells and I need some help, tweaking her jacket. To help her ou...

Old town Charleston, that is. The destination of the day was the Slave Market. Slave Market, as in, where the slaves used to go shopping for...

Yup, someone nominated me! Apparently every time someone votes for me, my standing changes and my placement in the list moves and I'm no...

We're deep in the midst of birthday celebrations here. The Baby doesn't turn two until September, but this is when everyone could ge...

For those of you who are new to the blog and catching on to the routine around here, every year I knit my in-laws sweaters for Christmas. An...