Marzipanknits

  T oo much time on the computer, too many movies, and too much political stuff makes for an odd existence these days.  Can't seem to co...

  I’ve been using Susan Guagliumi’s nifty cast on for rib for my projects.   I love this cast on because it lies perfectly flat, no flare, b...

Just trying different things so I don't get totally bored.  This one turned out nice, I think.  I used the traditional dishcloth patter...

Wanted to make a specific size with different wool than I had used in the past on my LK 150 midgauge.  This exercise just reinforced the f...

I posted this on Ravelry in the machine knitting group, but some people may not belong.  So I thought I'd repeat my post he...

Another gal and I are teaching saddle shoulder sweater construction to our guild.  Since I had never knit one with this shape, I thought I...

  I just finished this cotton hoodie for my grandson's 7th birthday which is in October. I'm lucky enough to be able to fly to CA ...

  Our machine knitting guild had an "in-town knit camp" this past weekend.  There were 11 of us in a nice room usually used by q...

It's hard these days to figure out a gift for little kids that isn't plastic or something 80 million other kids have.  So, for Chris...

Recently I've had a couple of inquiries concerning what to do about the awful static that can attack our machines this time of year.  I ...

My friend, Bonnie, sent me two pictures of hats she has made with the flower top technique (I guess you would call it that.)  The purple one...

I'm designing a sweater for my grandson with his favorite (English) cartoon character on the front.  (Peppa Pig)  It's been a while...

I'm on a roll, trying to get as many charity hats done before the September 23 deadline when we have to turn them in for the Salvat...

I have been doing some charity knitting lately, mostly ear flap hats.  When I make them on the standard gauge machine, I don't wrap the...

First, let me say that this is certainly not my original idea.  Lots of my friends make, use and love them.  What are they, you ask?  They...

I got this idea from my friend, Sandy, who is a fantastic knitter and is very creative as well as practical.  You can see her web page at ht...

I have less than 10 to go to reach my guild challenge. (Machine Knitting Guild of Minnesota)  That is, we're knitting the number of item...

Slisen's post today  has the pattern for her adorable baby blanket with tuck hearts and a ruffled edge:  http://slisen.blogspot.com/ It...

I mentioned on Ravelry that I had had a tough time memorizing the Silver Reed settings.  I am a dyed in the wool Brother lover, and the Sil...

This may be the goofiest post to date, but thought I'd share anyway.  If you don't have the same laundry set-up that I do, the first...