I have long avoided lace knitting, after a couple of experiences with very tricky patterns that left me with a pile of fine tangled yarn and major frustration. After reading Elizabeth Zimmermann’s advice, however, I’m now working on my 4th lace shawl, using the Einband Icelandic laceweight yarn available here schoolhouse press The trick, for [...]

Although this is primarily a knitting blog, my intro blurb claims to “weave my knitting and teaching lives together”.  I haven’t written about my teaching self for some time, due to the fact that  I’ve been on a one year, unpaid leave this year. Full time teaching  with my own classroom that is.  I’ve  still been [...]

      100%  of my proceeds for the sale of this pattern will be donated to Doctors Without Borders for Haiti. The pattern is available for purchase  for $3.00 USD  on ravelry  or buy now  through paypal.  Inspiration for this pattern came from a yellowed, crumbling old pattern book that was my grandmother’s, circa 1930. The socks [...]