Knitting New England

It's hard to believe that three years have passed since I knitted Terrie the Turkey from Susan B. Anderson's wonderful pattern, a fr...

Dedicated readers of this blog know that an annual tradition, the presentation of Knit Something Day results, was begun a couple of years ag...

It came to my attention recently that  St. Mungo's , a British organization dedicated to helping the homeless, has proclaimed Octobe...

My feet at right, shod in a fave pair of elderly sneakers. Please note that the left foot has recovered from its break and torn ligaments....

Recently I began probing some of the deeper questions raised by knitting. For example, if you wear a knitted sock does it become animate? Or...

are the best part, as we all know. Herewith some additional knitting projects that were under construction on Knit Something Day: Sheila...

and Buy Nothing Day and The National Day of Listening. Quentin bought nothing.  He wore his new garter-stitch scarf.  And he listened t...

Gentle readers, No one needs to be reminded that we live in a society of wretched excess and gross disparities. As you may have noticed fr...

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and Friday is Buy Nothing Day , one of my favorite celebrations. On the lawn of the Rhode Island State House and...