In my other life, the tech world, we talk about the concept of a killer app. It's usually used in the context of being the one thing that convinces you to use a particular piece of hardware. In the context of video gaming, we used to say that Halo...

I'm not a user of sock blockers. I have feet for that, after all. My usual (foolproof and pragmatic if slightly odd) method for blocking socks is to get them wet, roll them in a towel to wring them out, put them on, take them off, and then hang them...

Lisa read my post on the Signature dpns and asks about their straight needles. I have one set - I'm not much of a straight needle knitter myself, I find them too long. It sounds silly, but they get caught in my bracelet. I do have a single pair of...

A few weeks ago, Megan at Lettuce Knit got a funny phone call. From a certain High-End Department Store on Bloor Street in Toronto. They needed a scarf. A red scarf. For their holiday store display. Specifically, they needed 58 feet of red...

I finished the gift project the other day... looks pretty good, I think. N. is modeling it very reluctantly. A labour of love indeed. It wasn't a giant project, and so it wasn't a huge burden, and I'm happy to have done it. Lots of good comments...