The Hook and I

Car knitting Originally uploaded by plainsight

Start of a hat with crocheted first round using adjustable . . . → Read More: Car knitting

Down to the wire Originally uploaded by plainsight

Trying out my not so new blocking . . . → Read More: Down to the wire

Time to Go to Rhinebeck!

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James and the kids and I are driving up and meeting my friend Martha and her family. We’re staying here. It looks amazing. I can’t wait to see it in person.

I’ve packed clothes, electronics, food, (made pancake mix, blueberry pie, . . . → Read More: Time to Go to Rhinebeck!!

What yarns are the most environmentally friendly? “Eco” yarns have been getting a lot of buzz in the press–nearly every yarn-y magazine has run a “green” issue this year, and for the most part they seem to be talking about cool new stuff you can buy to feel “green,” but what of the . . . → Read More: Blog Action Day

The Color Book of Felted Crochet is a project I’ve been working on since early spring. It’s technically my first book (!!) — but since I’m not the designer, there wasn’t a lot for me to blog about during the process. Now that it’s being previewed and seems much more “real” I thought it would be . . . → Read More: Team Work

Crocheted Wrap Skirt Originally uploaded by plainsight

Will you be joining the revolution? I’ll be celebrating the launch of the new Crochet Me book at A Tangled Skein in Hyattsville, Md. The event begins at three, but we’ll be hanging out and crocheting all afternoon, I hear there’s . . . → Read More: Crochet Me Launch: Tomorrow!

Ravelry just got cooler. I don’t know how long this feature has been around, but I just discovered it. Ravelry now has a “bookmarklet” that you can install in your Firefox boomark bar that says “Ravel it.” If you find a pattern on the web and want to see who’s making it in Ravelry, just click . . . → Read More: Whoa.

Over the weekend author Donna Druchunas visited the blog to talk about writing her new book, Ethnic Knitting Discovery. I found her post fascinating and asked her a few follow-up questions that she’s agreed to answer here:

AOH: Since this book is not a standard collection of designs, what kind of knitting did you do in preparation . . . → Read More: Q&A With Donna Druchunas

Doris Chan has a fun new book, Everyday Crochet, that walks you through mixing up your crochet in an easy and fun way. Using a simple stitch pattern, she introduces the crocheter to several different garment styles that are variations on a few basic shapes. The resulting garments fit well and are flattering–the kind of thing . . . → Read More: Everyday Crochet

Yarn from the virginia fiber festival Originally uploaded by plainsight

Yesterday morning, Martha, her husband and son picked Jay and me up at 8:00 a.m. and we all headed down to Montpelier, VA for the Virginia Fiber Festival. We got there at about 10:30 a.m. and it was . . . → Read More: Virginia Fiber Festival