Here’s my homemade facemask, providing a bright spot of color when I went out yesterday. I’m reading Fashion on the Ration, a book about clothing in Britain during WWII. I’ve only read the first chapter, and so far I’m mostly […]
That’s one skein of CotLin (Surf color way) being knitted up into a Cloverleaf Top. And the out of print treasure, The Manly Art of Knitting. It contains the basics of knitting. There are a few basic patterns stitches. There […]
While I knit hats and scarves for men from a variety of patterns, I have made almost all the sweaters I’ve made for men from one go-to book, Erika Knight’s Men’s Knits. I’ve recently bought two more men’s knitting pattern […]
The argyle sweater vest I’m making for #2 son for Christmas has taken a turn for the worse. I may have to give up and make him something else. To distract myself from this knitting debacle, I am enjoying Amy […]
While I was ordering yarn for holiday gifts, I took advantage of the KnitPicks 40% off book sales to buy Japanese Stitches Unraveled. I was so impressed with the last Japanese stitch directory I bought, I have been eyeing this […]
Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for SuccessJohn C. Maxwell; Thomas Nelson 2007WorldCat•LibraryThing•Google Books•BookFinder The GOB recommended this book to me. I probably wouldn’t have found it on my own. I don’t usually think of myself as a failure. […]
Richard Dawkins was on The Daily Show last night. I’m a great fan of his, as you may know if you read my blog and have total recall. For your reading pleasure, a few of my many posts on his […]