The Pursuit of Craftiness

Fresh Giant Gradients in the Shop, a Gorgeous New Shawl Pattern, and Learn Sashiko Stitchery with an Expert!

Martina Behm has graciously allowed me to do a sample of her classic pattern Hitchhiker in a Helix Giant Gradient. I choose the Cardoon colorway, ...

These are Heidi Nick's Auld Lang Syne Socks. I was really excited to dye for this project because gradients and cables are not known for getting ...

I had no idea there were Monarch butterflies in Singapore, and yet here was a cocoon on our neighbor's cactus.  I see a lot of different butterfl...

I love my stash. I have negative guilt about the amount of yarn that's in my stash. My stash is a prefect reflection of everything I love to knit...

Before I knew how pineapples actually grow, I imagined that they grew on trees - like giant spiky apples dangling from the branches.  Not so mu...

This pattern is a triple love letter – first, to the amazing way brioche ribs interlace and float above one another, second, to precious handspun y...

There is an apocryphal ancient Chinese curse that goes “may you live in interesting times.” Well friends, I’d say things are definitely getting int...

It looks intense, right? I missed an increase, and wasn’t willing to rip back 34 rows, so I ripped back the entire section, and re-knit it. My main...

I’ve written before about the charming flock of long-tailed parrotlets whose neighborhood we inhabit. They’re lovely and green with red beaks and, ...

There’s a new fella on the loose! I’ve seen this gorgeous rooster several times while out walking the dog. He’s what’s known here as a kampong chic...

This gorgeous purple thing has been getting short shrift for the last few months. It’s a rather heavily modified version of Confetti. Between lots ...