Archive for the 'Knitting' Category



I need a babysitter …

Published on November 21, 2010

In this week’s Dover Post, there was a flyer for A.C. Moore, a localized crafts chain store. Due to financial constraints, I’ve made a fierce attempt at not going anywhere near the place, as I have the willpower of a drunken flea when it comes to that sort of thing.  But this damn flyer had a […]


Weaving and Spinning and Knitting, Oh, my!

Published on November 1, 2010

Last weekend, on my way to a family event, I detoured a bit out of the way to go to The Mannings Hand Weaving School and Supply Center in East Berlin, PA. When I was a kid, and prayers were still said in school (and echoed at home), I remember the verse, “And lead us not into […]


Devon

Published on October 17, 2010

I remember noting that I had finished the socks I made in the Devon colorway by Lorna’s Laces, but I don’t think I even took any pictures of them. Easy to knit, no real pattern – just a bit of ribbing that  holds the sock in close to the foot.  I like them to fit that […]