White solstice

The junco has landed. The storm has ended. The shovelling mittens have been deployed. The back is clear. The steps are clear. The driveway is clear. The sidewalk is clear. Phew! The shoveling mittens are drying.

Shoveling Prevention

During Boskone, I was knitting steadily in the back rows. It seemed very important to finish my mittens to ensure that I wouldn’t need them. A couple nights ago I finished the thumb and thought, That’s it. It’s not allowed to snow! Then it snowed anyway. And I groused. Then it rained long to wash […]

Snow Prevention Mittens

This is what I was knitting while I waited for my car the other day. Mittens. I think this picture captures the more confusing aspects. The needles are going every which way, you’ve lost track of where the yarn is, and you generally feel all thumbs in your work. Even so, one is done, and […]