I can’t stand it. I’ve got a new blog just begging me for posts, so I’m switching to the new blog site now.

I’ve got a post ready and waiting.

Come on over, read along, post a comment (I’ll moderate your first post to limit spam), and we’ll see how this site evolves.
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After we opened our presents, Pam told me I needed to check my computer. I went to the computer and searched the area – behind the computer, behind the monitor, around the desk, etc. Finding nothing, I quickly minimized all my applications looking for something on the desktop. In my greedy haste to find my present, I finally checked my e-mail. I found a message from Pam suggesting that I click HERE.

Thank you Pam. Merry Christmas!

Sometime soon, my blog will move to this new address. Please stay tuned and I’ll let you know when I’ve done enough development to actually make the switch.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

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I have finished the first sock – or at least as much of it as I plan to finish. Once it was discovered that the foot of the sock wouldn’t fit Pam’s feet, the sock became a practice piece. After I got tired of 2x2 ribbing, it became an ankle sock practice piece.

I have a question about this seam in my short row heel. I don’t think it is supposed to be there.


The seam in the short row heel.

The seam happened when I started increasing again after the shortest row, or possibly one row later. Is it normal for short row heels to do this? If so, is there another type of heel because I don’t like this seam.

My current suspicion is that I knit a purl row – or purled a knit row – at this point to create the seam. Does this make any sense to you more experienced knitters?

It’s snowing. Del is out in the snow trying to catch snowflakes in his mouth.

(Sorry, no video available.)

This is probably one of those cases where a picture is worth a thousand words and a video is worth a thousand pictures. There is no way I can get video or pictures at the moment and I could type my million words and still not create an accurate picture of what Del is doing.

We’re getting a heavy, wet snow backing off the Cascades. Some of the snowflakes are almost two inches across – fluffy snowballs really – and Del is out in the pasture trying to catch them in his mouth.

You’ve seen people catch snowflakes on their tongue. Some of you have probably seen dogs snap snowflakes from the air. Dell’s process is something between the two, and nothing I can really describe. I’ll save the rest of my million words and simply say one of my alpacas is exhibiting another fun and cute behavior.