The Pursuit of Craftiness

Hot pot. Made possible by liberal food handling standards, and generating hilarious menu mis-translations (my two faves are "adequate quality beef"...

   Last week's things: 1. Prep and measure out yarn for Prairie Ridge Shawl. Result: Win! I'm so excited to start this project. 2. Thread 25% of ru...

What an exciting week!  I am so happy to see that the Knitgirllls (otherwise known as LaLa and udon'tcallmeles) featured Infinite Twist's collabor...

Last Week's things: 1. Make yogurt Result: Win! Confession: I finished this project about 20 minutes ago. 2. Finish Robin Result: Win! I'm so happ...

We had a gorgeous sunny day this weekend. A local wedding florist had table centerpieces laid out for two weddings, and several of my neighbors had...

Last week's things:  1. Make kimchi.  Result: Win! The kimchi was delicious, and I used some of it to make two rounds of kimchi chijimis. I'm stil...

I really can't say enough nice things about this pattern! Knitting Robin is like getting pleasantly lost in a good book - one where the plot twists...

Since it's usually all about the cats around here, some parity is in order.  This guy's photo should be next to the definition of patience in the ...

Last week's things:  1. Finish prep for sweater - pull needles, finish winding cakes, etc.  Result: Win! Sweater is cast on, and I've completed aro...

It's been a bit of a weird week over here in the knitting and dyeing departments.  I'm on a restricted knitting diet until my hand is doing better...

Wednesday is my day to share pictures of Shanghai, and, if I'm lucky, a fun little slice-of-life. I like to think of them as digital post-cards th...

We Three Things (#W3T) is a group exercise intended to promote creativity and happiness. Each week, participants pick three projects to work on and...