Archive for the 'Knitting' Category



Same shit, different day

Published on July 5, 2007

Updates on several fronts Smoking  –  We’ve gone over 100 days now, both of us, and doing fine, and no cheating!  And it feels good to know that we’re beating it. Boys – They really enjoy their dinners. They are coated in Jack Daniels Sauce, as served in TGI Friday’s Restaurants.  It’s sold in the […]


Summer of Socks Update

Published on July 1, 2007

I’ve been knitting for many years.  I was originally taught by my mother when I was in the first grade, home with the chicken pox.  I guess she was desparate for something to keep me occupied, busy, quiet.  She was an extraordinary knitter, fast, capable, did Aran sweaters, cables, colorwork.  Made long skirts for herself, […]


Toes Up!!

Published on May 30, 2007

I’m finally doing my first Toe-Up sock – I’ve watched Kate do many and seen blog posts by “those who know” about doing it this way. I’ve always started at the other end, up at the ankle, worked down, grafted the toe. However, being a leftie, I’ve spent most of my life doing things ass-backwards […]