knit 'n lit

I'll have more to say about goals for this year in a few days. For now, the important decision looms - what to knit for the Knitting Oly...

Hello and happy new year to any readers I still have left! :) I, like many of you, am making my "resolutions" and plans for the ne...

So, we survived Sock Summit, and had a good time in Portland. I wish I had signed up for more classes, and taken several shorter classes ins...

Clearly, I don't have the blogging mojo lately. I think it's because I haven't been taking many pictures, and I think a blog wit...

Knock knock? Anybody still out there? Just a wee bit of a filler post while I get some pictures together. 1. School's out for summer. Un...

Who could believe it! Well, when you're up at 1 am due to nursing/storm, it works. I keep joking about how much more I could get done if...

OK - making an effort here to really recommit to the blog, not just talk about it. We'll see how long it lasts. :) What The Bug has been...

But barely sometimes. We're still alive. Just incredibly busy. Barely knitting. Barely making through the day due to work stress. And th...

I'm feeling out of touch with the blog. Ever since I found out I was pregnant (just over a year ago), the blog has been low on my list o...

So, a pictureless post, again.  Last week was a bad week for socks - my embossed leaves socks, worn for the first time, blew out the toe (I ...

These have been finished (and worn) for several days/weeks now. Apologies for the dirty sock picture, but let's face it, it was this or ...

It was such an amazing experience to watch the inauguration today with my students. I don't remember watching any other inauguration, ot...

I really had good intentions about blogging more. I was waylaid by lack of pictures (darn that winter early darkness!) last week, and by sic...

January Goals: Finish Tech socks Finish Ribbed socks Finish small project  Finish plain jane socks Finish shawl collar sweater Work on Smoke...

It's that time of year again - looking at where I've been and where I'm going. First, a look back at 2008: I knit the following ...

I'm a little late finishing up my 2008 FO posts, but I had to wait for hubby's sweater to finish drying to take his pictures. Anyway...

Aren't you surprise that The Bug was my favorite thing about this year? It's been quite a year for us - we found out in mid-January ...

A few more gifts for your viewing pleasure. Pattern: Generic - 20 stitches (i think)  Yarn: Plymouth Baby Alpaca Grande - 1 skein Needles: S...

Well, I didn't make it, of course. I did wrap up hubby's sweater (I had all the pieces done) and told him that some assembly was req...