The Hook and I

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To the knitter of the cute ribbed ankle socks lovingly made from Cascade Fixation which look as if they had never been worn or washed and feature a pretty slipped stitch heal an a perfect gusset with nary a whole… Thank you!

Selma is now the proud owner . . . → Read More: Are these your socks?

Moravian Star Originally uploaded by rchach

Have you seen Robyn’s Morovian (10-pointed) star? She was inspired by the one knitte by Norah Gaughan, and had to crochet her own version. Very cool, Robyn, now how about a pattern? . . . → Read More: Robyn’s Moravian Star

NYTimes writer Rob walker pofiles Etsy founder Robert Kalin and other members of the consortium behind the Handmade Pledge. I love this point about Etsy–I think it applies equally to all the popular craft sites:

“the luck or genius of the site is that Kalin and the other founders encountered in the D.I.Y./craft scene something that was . . . → Read More: NY Times Profiles the Handmade Phenomenon

At Hamilton College, where my parents work, some of the staff have been sharing stories and memories about the holidays via e-mail. This is what my mom shared. She insists that she had told me the following story when I was a kid, but I don’t remember it. I loved hearing it today, and she said . . . → Read More: I’ll be home for Christmas

We had a busy weekend, a latke party with friends, then the knitters came over to my house last night for a crazy fun pot luck which included piano ramblings, singing, and even banjo playing! I’m recovering today, and getting ready to make cookies with the kids, so in lieu of a “real” post, here’s the . . . → Read More: No time to post, so here’s a recipe!

I just finished this today:

Not quite down to the wire, but almost. (I worked the second sleeve while I was getting my hair cut yesterday, that’s my kind of multitasking). I was feeling a bit rushed weaving in the last few ends. (Selma said, “how did you get that sweater out of those four rectangles you . . . → Read More: Idle hands…