Blogosphere in Retrograde

I had a perfectly fine, well composed complete post all written and submitted earlier this morning. Yes, strange stuff was happening, like it came up as being posted yesterday, but now it has mysteriously vanished entirely! I know I’m already running the risk of being the World’s Most Boring Knitblog since I don’t [...]

A kiss on the hand can be quite Continental…

… and so can my knitting!
For a while now I’ve toyed with the idea of learing how to knit Continental-style. I’ve heard that it’s faster/easier/better, that it decreases wrist strain, that it’s a must even for regularly-English-style knitters for stranded colour work… there are apparently all sorts of reasons why it’s good to knit [...]

TYLTW Challenge

Ok folks, I’m trying something out and it’s turning out to be far, far more difficult than I’d ever thought.
The idea is that I’ll actually take my lunch to work, every day. Last week was a success, of a sort, but Thursday was a bit of a cheat since the lovely girls here at work [...]

FO: Two-at-once Toe-Up Socks

This would be where I show you all sorts of pretty pictures of my new pair of socks. Alas for my lack of camera. In lieu of pictures, you’re just going to have to take it from me that the socks — both of them! — are finished.
The fact that I [...]

I do knit, really…

I’d show you what I’m knitting right now, but sadly my pathetic little digicam seems ot have conked out on me. At first I thought it just needed new batteries, but once I’d replaced the old ones and the thing still wouldn’t power on, I got suspicious. That, and the disconcerting rattling noise [...]

I admit it, I cracked.

Yep, I cracked. I wanted a knitblog too. Thus, this!
This blog will be where I (primarily) talk about knitting. It’s mainly so that I can continue to read other folks’ knitblogs and not feel like some kind creepy stalker when I post comments “anonymously” (i.e. blogless, and therefore without [...]