*I just had to use some lyrics from the song “Whiskey River” for the title, even though I don’t know the song. Sunday was a big day around here…Whiskey, the foster puppy, went off to his new home. Whiskey’s rescue, foster, and adoption were all coordinated through Basenji Rescue. After getting to know him a […]

A few weeks ago I started my first-ever vegetable garden. In fact, it’s my first-ever garden ever. In Seattle, I had roses and dahlias in my yard, but they were planted by the previous home owners, so I was just the new babysitter. This garden is mine, all mine. I had to start by cleaning […]

I’m TRYING to write a post, but my reason for posting is making it very difficult! Let me explain. Meet Whiskey River. He’s a 4 month-old Basenji puppy, and he’s my new foster. Whiskey and seven of his siblings were surrendered to Basenji Rescue last week. They’ve been placed in foster homes all over the […]

At least the beginning of a bonanza… I’m very excited to start the release of the knitting videos we shot last month! In the two posts below, you’ll see a video in each. The first one, “Correcting a Color-Change Jog” shows you how to make your stripes look even while working in the round. The […]

I’m getting ready to release new knitting videos, and there are a lot of them. That means rearranging things on verypink in a way that makes sense, and uses WordPress’ organizing system. This will be messy here until I figure out what I’m doing and implement that plan. In the meantime, here is a photo […]

This has been the norm for my bedroom for the last several days: I’m washing and reblocking all of the handknits I wore this winter. Then I will carefully wrap each one in tissue paper and store them in a bin until next fall. Wow, right? I’m so responsible and I take such good care […]

Just popping in to show you how messy my house is… Messiness of my house aside, I’m excited to announce that we’re shooting more knitting videos. Lots more short technique videos, and at least three more full lesson series – including toe-up socks and magic loop socks. Now that we’ve worked out the kinks and […]

The last several pairs of socks I’ve made have involved row counters, charts, notes, cable needles, and Advil. I took a giant step back from all of that and made some socks that didn’t require thinking or anti-inflammatories. Before I show you, let’s get Tippy out of the way. Tippy MOVE IT. Here we go. […]