Dear Cynthia, I interupt this knitting blog to bring you the reason I have been knitting less the past few days. (Well, actually, the **real...

Dear Cynthia, At the beginning of April, you might remember that I had been working on a special "secret project", which I could n...

A pattern by YarnThrower The creative process is not without risks. Occasionally a finished project falls short of an idealized vision for h...

Dear Cynthia, I wonder what a psychiatrist would think if you told him/her that you have issues with socks. I know that many knitters do, my...

Dear Laura: A couple of posts ago, I blithely tossed off a remark about how I'd cast on a pair of socks. No big deal...having some issue...

Dear Cynthia, Though I like the look of intarsia work... ...I had forgotten the part about all of the "butterflies" hanging from t...

Yes, last weekend was the Fort Wayne Fiber Festival! Ok, admittedly not quite up to Maryland Sheep & Wool or Rhinebeck, but we do our p...

My name is Laura (aka YarnThrower). I brought Summer in Kansas home more than a year ago. What's not to love? Its delicate border, its ...

Dear Laura: Yay! The blanket is blocking! I cast off when I got home Friday evening, and now it is washed and pinned and looking lovely. It ...

Dear Cynthia, This may look a little bit familiar ... After knitting almost the entire sweater twice , and learning lessons which I thought...

The excitement is building....last night I got to the point of adding the baby-mohair carry-along yarn for the bottom (top??) border. Just ...

Dear Cynthia, Again, I assure you that I am feverishly working on the Summer in Kansas shawl (completed 147 rows, 84%, approximately :-) an...

Dear Cynthia, Just a quick note... I posted a free pattern on Pickin' and Throwin' which is available in the "Free Patterns...

The red blanket. I really want to finish it. NOW! I want to move on to the baby sweater and lace shawl without the blanket screaming for ...

Dear Cynthia, I'm planning on washing my kids' winter coats today so that I may store them away for the summer. This guarantees that...

A pattern by YarnThrower (These directions are for the red stocking shown on the left in the photo. To make the off-white stocking shown on...

Dear Cynthia, Here is my executive summary: Summer in Kansas Shawl: 131 of 160 rows completed (67% done) Cardigan with Collar & Zipper ...

Dear Cynthia, Your mold experience reminded me of the time we spent a few days at Ruth's place in Duluth, when the water from the lower ...

Dear Laura: That was the slogan on our license plates a few years ago....Back Home Again In Indiana. And I am! I got back late Sunday night ...

Dear Cynthia, Well, the second time around is a charm. You might recall seeing another sweater looking a lot like this one (only five inches...