knit 'n lit

Bambino is 5 weeks old - how did this happen already? She already seems so much bigger/older than she did when we brought her home. She hold...

I actually have a free minute, and two free hands to type this - a miracle! Bambino (who needs a good internet nickname) was born Friday, Se...

I've got lots to share, but I wanted to get the baby contest posted, before she arrives! Leave a comment with your guess of date, weight...

1. Computer is still broken. Pictures are still inside it. I do have some that I already uploaded to flickr (finished knits), so I will have...

My f***** computer is on the fritz again - and it wouldn't be such a big deal if the pictures from the shower and the sock pattern that ...

The finishing roll continues around here with two new sweaters for the bean. Pattern: February Baby Sweater from EZ's Knitter's Alma...

More FOs on parade today! Pattern: Isobel (can't remember the link) Yarn: 1 skein Claudia Hand Painted Sport Needles: sz US 8 DPNs Dates...

It is summer, and that means socks. To help me finish up some pairs, I ripped out 3 pairs that weren't working - my Solstice Slip socks ...

I sat and had a finishing marathon this weekend - and it was worth it, as you'll see, but it also has a downside - stay tuned. Pattern: ...

I'm really tired of apologizing for not blogging more. There are two ways to solve this problem - blog more, or stop apologizing. We...

Last of the FOs for a bit here - but more are en route - just as soon as I get some of that nasty finishing done. I sat and forced myself to...

Baby hats are really almost like the dessert of knitting. They are quick, easy, cute, use little yarn, and provide instant gratification. No...

I'm here! I'm not sure what happened to cause the delay in posting (well, I do know that I had dead camera batteries for part of the...

I was all ready to come home and post Tuesday - and we had no power all night. Thanks to the measly rain that fell earlier that day. I was a...

Proof that I don't only start projects, and that I am still knitting, contrary to what the contents of the recent blog entries would hav...

My sister asked the other day if I had started knitting for the baby - I have, even though you haven't seen them yet. Here goes: Sweet B...

Break out the pink yarn - she's a girl!

Ok, not everything - hubby finally got the tree chopped up and it is killing our grass, waiting for the city to pick it up sometime next wee...

OK, I suppose only one of these is really a retrospective, since I finished the other two this week, but at any rate, there is proof that I...

What we're dealing with this week. Two days, and no sign of the power company who are supposed to come get the tree off the power line. ...