Houston, We Have a Sock Pattern!

I’m so tickled! I finally finished the socks that I have been working on forever, or at least is seems like it has been forever. They are dense, warm and fit like a glove. 11 stitches to to the inch and in 3 sizes for women. They also include hints on how to personalize [...]

A Tale of a Washing Machine

As many of you know, my washing machine broke down last month. It actually isn’t my washing machine, but my landlord’s. He bought a brand new set for my use when I moved in here 10 years ago and it’s been a faithful set through the years until it stopped agitating and spinning.
The first couple [...]

Knitterly Insults

A few months ago, during my great blogging silence, we were having a bit of a hard time with Nick. Most of my days were spent trying to redirect him, keeping him calm and trying to keep everyone in the family from strangling him with his almost normal teenage attitude. Today, I marvel at how [...]

Almost Nirvana…..

I would say that everything is almost back to normal on the computer, but that would be lying. I still have a couple of small programs to install, but nothing that can’t wait just a few days. Nothing I need to use in the immediate future. My computer is not acting quite the way it [...]

Are We There Yet???

I’m sure some of you are wondering…… are we there yet?
Almost.
Computer woes are not as bad as they felt. I was down for nearly two days, and you cannot even imagine the withdrawls I was going through! I can’t believe that I am that dependent on this computer. Spurg ran out to Comp USA [...]

Why, Oh Why Did My Hard Drive Die????

Unfortunately, this morning my computer began to act up. Email stopped working shortly before noon, and when I tried to run a disk program, I was rewarded with a black screen and not much else. So, if you are trying to get in touch with me, please be patient. It may take me a day [...]

A Simple Sock Pattern is Coming Soon!

Wow. I have just finished writing out my notes for my basic sock pattern. I still have a little work to do on it, mostly a couple of technical notes and such with some hints on altering the pattern for adjusting the size. Now don’t get all excited, the pattern isn’t anything fancy. No pretty [...]