Browsing thru my vintage Lithuanian books last night, I noticed these gloves with a pattern very similar to the beaded wristers you all commented on a while back. Love them! Such an unusual design.

I want to make a hat like this. Anyone know of a good pattern? I don’t feel like designing it. I’m too caught up in the ethnic/historical stuff right now. I just wanna wear it but this one was too expensive, besides I saw it in Vilnius so I couldn’t bu…

Secret ingredient in pot roast? Thumb! Makes phone typing arduous but I can still knit. (Ignore the wrinkles, please. Next time I need hand photos for a book, I will need to hire a hand model.)

After a quick consultation with my editor/publisher, I’m taking a few days off of the Lithuanian book to handle a couple of other tasks for the Japanese Knitting workbook and some ebook conversions. My brain probably needs a break anyway. And I’ll keep…

My frIend Debbie O’Neill is celebrating her feature in the new Knitscene by having a “with a little help from my friends” give away. Make sure to “like” the Nutty Creations facebook page and have a shot at winning things like a copy of the new Knitsce…

I finished the history chapter of the Lithuania book while I was taking a shower this morning. Yay! OK, I still had to type and print after I dried off.

I put the girls’ ballet legwarmers “un pattern” as a comment on the photo. Enjoy.Wall PhotosProgress!

When I get into the last stages of writing a book, it becomes impossible to read except to look up a few missing facts.

KNITTING TECHNIQUES CHAPTER FINISHED AND PRINTED! (OK, what does finished mean? Everything will need a final once-over where I will make a few tiny changes and also key the illustrations to the text, but finished means all the writing is there!)

It is impossible to write the how-to part of a knitting book without having yarn and needles in your hands at the same time as you are typing. This takes a very special kind of writer! One with at least four hands. LOL.