Crochet isn’t just for Granny anymore

Edit 1/25/09 – Please note I linked to the wrong pattern book for the Dusty Miller sweater pictured above.  The correct book is Crochet Aran Sweaters by the same author. Sadly it looks like Amazon doesn’t have this book.  It may be out of print.
Let me confess here. I once had a very low opinion [...]

Deciphering Japanese Patterns: an Adventure

My husband has this habit (a bit irritating to me) of watching foreign movies without the subtitles. He’s perfectly happy enjoying the movie by watching and interpreting facial impressions and physical gestures. Sometimes he just likes to sit back and enjoy the cinematography or art direction. I realized the other day that I should [...]

Oy, Marilyn! Fighting the Stripey Stockinette Syndrome

I wanted to finish a sweater fast! I mean two to three days fast, and it just isn’t happening. I thought I could do this with Debbie Bliss’ Simply Marylin, but alas it’s not going to happen… fast, I mean. You may remember that my idea for this sweater began in my quest for [...]

New projects and cartoon musings on a sweater for the original dork

Addendum: I found the link to the Scooby Doo parody from the Venture Brothers. You can view it here: http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c392134976fa01134a830e52003e
I want to knit for me…. for me and no one else! This selfishness usually occurs right after the holiday knitting frenzy and does not subside until maybe May. I’ve been ill lately and on [...]

Scarf for my Alma Mater and What’s Wrong with Red Hart Yarn

Whooo Whoo… not that I have the time to knit it right now.
Though I still love gargoyles. They’re so cute and menacing at the same time.
http://magazine.uchicago.edu/0512/issue/UofCScarf.pdf

Oh, oh, oh… I found this funny post on Red Hart yarn. Apparently items knit in it can survive horrific disasters unscathed.
http://community.livejournal.com/knitting/869294.html
Can you imagine? I wonder if [...]

Skull and Bones and Funny Nazis

I want to design a scarf for someone with a skull and bones. I found a pretty good pattern here at the Domiknitrix.
The skull fixation reminded me of a funny funny clip from “That Mitchell and Webb Look”
Have you looked at our caps recently… the badges on our caps… they’ve got skulls on [...]