The Pursuit of Craftiness

Stripey Socks: coming along! Worked a few more stripes while waiting at the bank today. I'm almost out of the weird muddy bit and on to colors tha...

I’m in the middle of several large projects, so instead of having F.O. Friday go dark for weeks and weeks, I thought I’d use this space to shine a ...

Looking for a little lift in the afternoon? Sucker-punch your pancreas with a cup of freshly pressed sugar cane juice! This bicycle cart can usuall...

  Gifthorse Hoody: I have un-knitting to report. I frogged one sleeve all the way back, and prepped the yarn for re-blocking. I'm leaving the other...

Hello knitters! Today, I bring you an interview with Courtney Spainhower, the brilliant designer behind Pink Brutus Knits. Courtney's designs have...

I finally saw a yellow weasel! It's completely invisible in this photo, having bounded out of frame into the bushes, but it was really cute - rough...

  Gifthorse Hoody, CustomFit Pattern via makewearlove - I finally had some progress to report! I finished both cuffs and knitted 12 rows only to re...

Project: Silk scarf Materials: - recycled kimono silk purchased in Tokyo, - Hand-woven Thai silk inherited from my grandmother, who purchased it in...

Xiaolongxia are Chinese crayfish. Last week, I passed a group of workers conducting "proof of life" checks on recently delivered boxed on xiaolongx...

  1. New this week: Stripey socks! Yarn is Noro Kureyon Sock, purchased in Tokyo, and size 0 needles. I probably should be using 00s, but that's ju...

  My big f.o.this week it literally big - almost 14 pounds (6.3 kgs)! It's part of my contribution to the suitcases for Camp Aloha Friends. Inside ...

As the weather gets better, the chairs come out. Traditional wicker chairs, or lawn-chair loungers, or brightly colored plastic chairs festooned wi...