I live with two spinning wheels, but I live with them in the way that I once lived with an empty-headed, perky-nippled go-go boy. He had his...

My life, it sure is hot stuff. In case you missed the previous installment , I'm setting out to knit myself a pair of late nineteenth-...

And we're back. And you won't believe what I want to make. Let me show you the engraving. Yes, engraving. Because you know how I...

You run into antique knitting in the darnedest places. At least, I do. This morning I had a bit of an adventure. One of my friends here in...

I swear this isn't going to become an All-Edgings-All-the-Time knitting blog. I'm just having trouble setting the damned things asid...

More futuristic telephonic bloggery. Checking to see how seamlessly I can shoot a photo, retouch it, and post it using only the telephone. ...

I'm off to Denver tomorrow for a pretty exciting new adventure. I'm shooting a class for Craftsy .  Friends of mine (Gwen Bortner, A...

Last weekend I taught a day of lace (History, Methods and Styles of Lace followed by Lace Edgings: Before, During, and After) to a gung-ho g...

I have stepped (reports of dragging, kicking, and screaming are almost entirely false) into the present century with the purchase of a new p...

When I mentioned the ship Lurline after writing about t he edging "Lurline" I did not expect to get multiple, thrilling comments...

It's no secret that I love edging. I could edge for hours. Hell, I teach classes about edging. If you want to edge, I'm your guy. ...

I've been ruthlessly clearing out boxes and bins for the past several months. I don't wonder why. In August, after my grandmother ...

Last month I wrote a piece for Lion Brand Yarns that mentioned an almost century-old pattern that I've had my eye on. This is it: L...

Having a frustrating time of it, kids. I have been knitting and writing and drawing myself into a froth, but most of it is for clients–whi...

I was in the workroom, trying to fit this year's books into last year's bookshelves, when Harry rolled in and asked whether he could...