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For a while there, I thought everyone had lost interest in the mystery cable contest. I know I was getting worried about running out of clues . . . but then Persnickety Knitter handed in a truly in...

First I just need to answer a question from Persnickety Knitter, who asked what size needles I am using for the trekking XXL. Well, to make a short story long, I customize my socks a bit because my...

I ripped the cable back and am reworking the part I did wrong. I didn’t have to pull the whole thing out, thank heavens. I think that really truly I am on my way with it now. And yes, Debbie, for t...

The moss shawl is done! I finished the bind-off last night. I wanted to get it done before class yesterday, but I couldn’t. So it sat half-done for hours, on the last leg of it’s knitting. It came ...

This morning I opened my eyes to a familiarly funny kind of light in the room. And that sound . . . The sky was a dense color. The sound was wet. When I looked out the back porch window, I saw: Se...

Y’know, some days we are just better off not getting up. I shoulda played hooky today. Instead, first thing, before coffee, I took this picture of my cable in order to start my post with the myster...

Here’s a pretty sock for those first days of fall, when you want a little warmth on your toes, but not too much. It has to go with work clothes, and those new flats you just love. and the new heels...

I haven’t talked about the moss green shawl in a while, but I have been working on finishing it. Got some done Sunday when Kris came over to knit. It’s really, truly almost done, but it’s at the s...

Main Entry: dis·trac·tionFunction: nouna : Diversion of the attention b : Mental derangementc : Extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession I realized just now (ok, hey, I’m a late starter)...