This is where I spent the last two weeks. I was in Anchorage hanging with fellow students and faculty in the MFA program at the University of Alaska. We had twelve-hour days of classes learning about the craft of creative
Intuition and Luck
If I’d been living anywhere else, I think this hat would have been lost for good. I was almost done the night I lost it. I got home from Selma’s softball game, where I’d been working on the hat and
Summer of UFOs, plus new patterns too
I know. It’s been quiet here, eh? Don’t you hate posts where folks talk about how they wish they had been posting more? I promise not to do that. So. In May I started graduate school, and I’ve been writing.
Spring Green Hats
We wear “winter” hats here year round–they just get a little lighter in the spring and summer. Today, I’m wearing Winkin. (In the winter, I wear these lighter hats in the house to keep warm inside). Last winter I made
Salmonberries and other signs of spring
Last year, the berry picking here was abysmal. Actually, I think the die-hard pickers maybe did ok, those who have secret spots–I was told when I first moved here that some folks will take picking locations to their graves. But
Becca’s Mitts
Lately, I’ve had a little more time to crochet for friends and myself, and I love it. I’ve been picking simple meditative projects that I can just design as I crochet. My go-to stitch has been single crochet through the
School’s Out, and In!
It’s starting to feel like summer here. I spotted salmonberry blossoms today, and I’m hoping that portends a good berry year! We spent the last week in Tatitlek, AK – if you’ve been reading the blog for a while you’ll
“Someone is wrong on the Internet”
Just when you think everyone has gone crazy, XKCD saves the day! One of my favorite authors ranted a bit on her blog last night about not liking fan fiction. What she got in return was a firestorm from fanfic
Guest Post: Bruce Weinstein talks about Knits Men Want
It’s not often when you pick up a book you’re drawn in by the photographer. But in this case, “photography by Jared Flood,” would have been enough to convince me to pick up Knits Men Want. And yes, the photos
Guest Post from the Berroco Design Team
I recently was asked to be part of a couple of blog tours — this is the first of two guest posts, the other one will be tomorrow. This book, Comfort Knitting and Crochet: Afghans: More Than 50 Beautiful, Affordable