I have an idea…

(this is a phrase that either makes my boyfriend preemptively say “no!”, or run in the opposite direction…he knows better)…

Weaving in the Kalevala

In Rune VIII of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic poem, hero Wainamoinen happens upon the Maiden of the Rainbow…

Art is good…

Knitting and textile art is better! Hildur Bjarnadóttir is awesome. She’s an Icelander (like you couldn’t tell from the name?)…

Meet Cleveland s-n-b!

Meet the Cleveland stitch and bitch gang! (photo by Bruce Torzewski) Ok, perhaps “gang” isn’t quite accurate. Capsule may have…

Knitting book news!

In the immortal words of one Mr. Ice-T: “bust the cap on the Moet”! Yours truly has a book deal.…

Photo day at knitblog HQ!

While taking photos for some projects today, my significant other (art genius that he is) shot cool pictures of my…

The best thing about knitting / DIY is…

…the people you meet. I am so looking forward to Knitty Gritty, a new show on the DIY network featuring…

Still life with dog-yarn

And I thought my dog was cute covered in yarn! I was searching for dyebath info on Hopi black dye…

From my inbox…

“The world is a better place because there is a dark coterie of blogging knitters.” So quoth a correspondent who…

Patternistas wanted!

Projects and life intervene, right in the middle of my move. I’m looking for original, simple, funky, fun patterns that…