I knew the day would come. After all, I’ve convinced like most of my friends to start blogs of their own in the last few years since I started blogging.
Cases in point: Both Summer and Hannah are stressing about redesigning their blogs right now. Anna has something like five (one two three four — I think there are more) at this point; the proliferation of Anna blogs will prolly go on hold for a bit, since she’s now on a boat trip — which also has its own blog. And that’s just girls on the westside I see on a relatively regular basis.
Now my sis has joined the blogosphere with yoelknits. Apparently, she does some hard core knitting when she’s not at the hospital fixing people’s brains. Check out these booties she made, right.
In comparison, mine seem a bit drab (left) — I go for functional, dammit.
However, I doubt her post about booties will ever be as popular as this one of mine, to which people seeking the other type of black booties constantly stumble on –
My sis never does anything half-ass. Not only does she invent her own patterns, she knits things few have ever knitted before. Latest project: A kangaroo.
My knitting’s totally gone down the tubes since my mice-knitting days, but I did manage to knit a scarf –
Amazing how much faster I can find things if I arrange them neatly in a designated spot –
And the buttons are a couple of those extra buttons that come attached to my clothes. Overall, a v. eco endeavor –
Eco-yarns must be catching on at knitting stores! My latest finds were at 
Suss is one of those places that just make you want to buy all sorts of stuff, from gorgeous, already-knit sheer alpaca sweaters, to very expensive knitting kits. This usually has the effect of my leaving with nothing, because I get overwhelmed –
Simon, 
Sez Erin ’bout the mouse: “I found it in his water bowl the next morning - he drowned it, I guess.”
There’s Anne’s cat Boz, playing with 
I’ll never have to dig through a pile of needles to find the size I need again. I’ve made myself a felted needle case!
Eco-factor: The main yarn (the white and gray base) isn’t v. eco — it was just leftover stuff from a long time ago. However, the gray yarn for the cables was Cascade Yarns Eco Wool that I got from 
Yarn shops are the new bar, according to 
That’s not to say that Compatto is primarily an eco-yarn store — it’s not. In fact, we’re talking just 1 small line of organic cotton (
