When I designed this shawl, I needed comforting and restorative knitting. In general, knitting is something soothing in my life that provides peace and calmness for me. All of my knitting is comforting, but repetitive, easily-memorized, squishy-texture knits really restore me. This particular shawl was restorative to me; it became my comfort zo...

Does woolgathering sound like a place where we are gathering together with wool and knitting? Indeed, it is. The word woolgathering has also evolved over time with different meanings within our contemporary world. Going back to the 16th century, woolgathering meant the literal act of gathering the bits of wool from sheep stuck on fences or bush...

Reading always has a purpose. What does reading fulfill for you? I duplicate stitched the words read more on my socks as a message to myself to read more.

Celaena Socks are a cozy, textured sock knit cuff down with a heel flap and gusset. The socks shown are knit with a fingering sock yarn held double with a lace weight mohair. Those yarns together make a DK weight yarn. These socks could also be knit with any DK weight yarn.