Beware non -knitters. This post is loaded with knit geekery!
I designed and knit this sweater-coat as a sort of tribute to my grandmother Otillie, nicknamed Otie by her nieces and nephews. Otie came to Canada in 1895 at the age of 6, with her family, from what was then known as Prussia. [...]

Anyone who has ever coached a sports team, or run a club for children, knows that the benefits of clubs and teams extend far beyond the actual sport or activity. Such is the case with our school knitting club.
Poor Sierra. Not only was she struggling with a new language in a new country [...]

Under the fence, catch the sheep, back you come, off you leap, under the fence, catch the sheep…This is my mantra every Tuesday, from 3:30 to 4:30, at the inner city school at which I teach. This verse reminds the students in our after school knitting club of the steps they need to take to [...]