Don’t try this at home

According to this article, doctors are using size 7 crochet hooks in a new surgical procedure to remove varicose veins.

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Tree of Life Knit-Along #1

UPDATE: Thanks for your comments on this Knit-Along suggesting that the pattern be free. We are offering this pattern free until 6/1/08 for anyone who would like to join the Knit-Along. Please click on the image above to get the pattern. In need of a good spring project, I decided on the Tree of Life…

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The Sweater That Made me a Knitter

To me, my grandfather was larger than life. He had been the sheriff of a small town in the Adirondacks and personified elegance, authority and grace — he rode a chestnut-colored horse and wore a shiny, star-shaped badge. He was always impeccably dressed and adhered closely to a “don’t buy a lot, but buy well”…

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