Immersion Knitting

When I taught composition, all instructors were required to have one-on-one conferences with each student at least once a semester.  We dreaded conferences because the process took so much time. One semester I had 90 students. At 15 minutes with each one, it took 22.5 hours to see them all.
The other problem was that conversations [...]

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There has been knitting

Constant readers may not believe it, but knitting has occurred here at Chez Ravell’d Sleeve. In fact here are some finished objects for your perusal.
This pair is Riding on the Metro from Wendy D. Johnson’s book, Socks from the Toe Up.

This pair is the Lacy Rib also from Wendy’s book.

I’ve also started knitting squares for [...]

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2 + 2 = 4

An old friend of mine used to say that whenever she bought a new album (and yes, this is before CDs), it made her entire music collection sound a bit different. I feel that way about knitting books. When I get a new knitting book, the yarn in my stash looks a bit different.
I don’t [...]

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Here’s Looking at You

This is the first book that I’ve purchased this year, Socks from the Toe Up by Wendy D. Johnson of Wendy Knits:

I’m trying to break the habit of just buying books. I use the local library. I borrow books from friends (and return them). I wander around bookstores and walk out empty handed. I’m using [...]

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A Slump

We have four seasons here in Central Texas: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Deer Season.
That means that our growing seasons are ahead of cooler climates. So this week there will be strawberries in my CSA box, along with lettuce, green garlic and asparagus. As the heat increases, the lettuce bolts and the strawberries dry [...]

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