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U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Charly Hengen. James has been in Nome for a bit over a week helping to coordinate the delivery of a Russian fuel barge that was led by a Coast Guard ice breaker. You may have heard about this story because it’s been in the news almost as . . . → Read More: My crocheting hits the wires… Do you ever get the feeling, you’d like things to stay just as they are, thank you very much? I had to chuckle when I got this recent New Yorker in the mail, because that’s kind of how I was feeling that day. And of course, when you’re feeling that way, watch out. Change is coming. Oh . . . → Read More: Darkness Falls (Or, Plus ça change…) A few things have been happening around the Internets that got me thinking again about fair use. It’s one of my favorite perennial topics. I am passionate about the idea that artists, crafters, makers, writers and other creators can take inspiration and even content from other works of art. It’s a concept that can be misunderstood. . . . → Read More: Originality and Fair Use (From the what was she thinking? file) Lately I’ve been more careful about purchasing craft books. We’ve moved into a smaller house and there just isn’t room. But I never pass up the opportunity to use a new stitch dictionary. So I was thrilled to hear that one of my favorite designers (and best designer buddies) Robyn Chachula was publishing a new one: Crochet . . . → Read More: A New Stitch Dictionary! An author interview and giveaway (Or how I lost most of my afternoon to my digital library). I have to admit, I love e-books. I read a lot. I love paper books–the feel of them, the smell. One of my first jobs ever was in a used bookstore. When Selma was a baby, I re-invented that job for myself filling my basement with . . . → Read More: Pulling My Digital Hair Out: A rant about e-books Craft Magazine has just published my latest pattern, Sara’s Hat, on their blog. It’s a perfect fall hat–a soft beanie worked in squishy wool (Blue Sky Alpacas Worsted Hand-Dyes). Back loop single crochet is finished with Crab Stitch (reverse single crochet) for a nice, braided edge. I crocheted this hat for my sister-in-law Sara, and when I . . . → Read More: Sara’s Hat — A New Pattern @Craft Morning Walk, a set on Flickr. Now that we’re getting settled in here in Juneau, I’m starting to develop a daily routine. In the mornings, after making breakfast and packing lunches, I make my tea and fill my mug, then walk the kids to the bus stop. Buses come at about 8 a.m. Then I head south . . . → Read More: A New Morning Walk Homer Knitting – 002, originally uploaded by plainsight. I picked up this lovely little skein of hand spun when I was in Homer last week. The shop is in a YURT with about the best view I’ve ever seen from a yarn store. It’s “souvenir” yarn. You know what I mean–the skein you buy without a project . . . → Read More: Moon on Kachemak Bay They’re changing guard at Buckingham Palace - Typically, I think of fall as the time to find wild edibles in our little corner of Alaska. The berries and the mushrooms appear in August and September just in time to put up for winter. This is the first spring that I’ve been aware of all the fun things around to forage. I’ve already missed fiddlehead . . . → Read More: Spring Abundance |
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