How I Needled Myself Into Learning to Knit

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As a child escaping hot, humid New England summer afternoons, I retreated to the cool linoleum of the basement to flip through TV stations. One day, I happened upon Tom Baker’s amazingly long Dr. Who scarf. I sat transfixed. There began my [...]

A Hat For Spring Weather: My Hand-Knit “Big Apple” Cap

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I’ve finally finished my new cap. I have a deep and abiding love for the two Big Apple caps I bought almost a million years ago back in New England. Both of them are velvety and lush… and they are hard to find. [...]

Sock-cess!

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I’ve been very busy with all my projects. One of the all-encompassing projects has been knitting socks. I had it in my mind to knit Mom a nice pair of socks for Mother’s Day. The only problem: I hate using double [...]