The Pursuit of Craftiness

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 ...

Hello Hello!  The blog was down much longer than I intended. My house move (back at the end of September) took a lot more energy than I was expecti...

Hello! The blog is on hold while I move house. Please keep your fingers crossed for an easy transition!

Early in my Singapore adventure, a cab driver described the country this way: “Singapore - no natural resources, no natural disasters.” He’s not wr...

This beauty spent an entire morning in the tree outside my office. He or she is about the size of a red-tailed hawk, and made me very glad I’m not ...

One of the ironies of running a yarn business is you tend to not have time or energy for your own knitting. Earlier this summer in what can only be...

These are the husks of the durian fruit. Durians can be huge, and they are the deadliest fruit on the planet - they have a tendency to fall from gr...

My twins have started preschool (Gah!), and needed bags for their water bottles, extra clothes, etc. I made a pair of box bags using the same metho...