The Hook and I

Sitto’s Button Originally uploaded by plainsight

In my grandmother’s button collection, I found this fabric covered button–the perfect match for the jacket I’m delivering to O Wool at TNNA this weekend. I’d like to know what the previous life of this button was… I’m guessing the garment must have been pretty nice. . . . → Read More: Sitto’s Button

KIP… on the metro Originally uploaded by plainsight

Worldwide Knitting in Public Day is coming up people!

Barbara, Martha, Hillary, Junko (not pictured) and I took the metro to the Stitch and Pitch Game. It was the most people I’d seen knitting on the metro at one . . . → Read More: KIP… on the metro

weird hair 2 Originally uploaded by plainsight

I found out by accident, that in iChat, you can take a little snapshot of the video screen. This is my brother while we were chatting late this evening. He swears he did that to his hair on . . . → Read More: Geeky Fun…

Beth Swider’s Sweet Sweater Originally uploaded by plainsight.

Beth designed this cardi using the Sweet sweater template. She didn’t stop there–she went on to make another in a solid color with long . . . → Read More: More Sweets

Strawberry hat Originally uploaded by Anniki.

I have always loved those knit baby fruit and vegetable hats that are de rigeur at showers (or were when my wee ones were born)… But now they seem predictable compared to this beauty, and, I have to say, I like this . . . → Read More: Strawberry hat

Ribs and Mesh Originally uploaded by plainsight.

Going in the mail today… A new sweater for Tili . . . → Read More: Sneak Peak Monday: Ribs and Mesh

Thanks to my brother for the . . . → Read More: Bruce Sterling on Hostile Design

Chips and Hooks Originally uploaded by plainsight.

James organized a friendly neighborhood poker game tonight at our house. Laura and I thought, since we folded just about every hand, that we might as well crochet while we played–Laura’s making a Doris Chan top–that’s me with hook in one . . . → Read More: Chips and Hooks

Famed crochet designer Marty Miller has a new blog all about swatching! I’m one of those crazies who loves to swatch, so I’m very excited to hear what she has to . . . → Read More: Swatch that Blog

Have you seen Slate’s Green Challenge? It’s a fun way to measure your carbon footprint and it helps you figure out how you can reduce it even more. This week’s portion of the quiz is about what you wear–and there’s a cute little graphic of a woman knitting directly from a sheep (no mention of knitting . . . → Read More: Primary Colors