I’ve crocheted since I was a child. My mother and I disagree about when I first picked up a hook, but this set of hooks was a birthday gift while I was still in elementary school. It took me quite a few years to learn that one generally worked from a written set of instructions.…

There are different approaches to sock knitting. Sock Architecture is a new book by Lara Neel teaches a myriad of techniques for sock knitting. I take a unique approach to a partially knitted sock I inherited.

Last week, I posed the question, what would you like to see me make for you? This week, I’ll pose another, what would you like to read and learn about? Are you interested about: How I go about making things? Or perhaps why I make things? Would you like to know different ways to accomplish…

I grew up in a family of makers. I don’t really think about many of the things I make … I cook. I bake. I knit. I build. I do.

It’s foster kitten season and these two little ones arrived last Friday afternoon and have purred their way into my heart. The white-pawed boy is Sparky Tyson. He likes his bottle of KMR (kitten milk replacement) and is slowly learning to love solids. The beautiful girl is Grace. They’re with us as they need some…

We actually remembered to sow a few sunflower seeds this year. They make my garden very happy.