There are over a dozen free events on our calendar this week. Let us know about yours at craftyliving@jg.net.

This week, I chat with Becky Herrick and share a very simple sock pattern, with a small warning.

A little older, but a great book for handspinners and the knitterswho love them.

Today's Crafty Living Column topic and thisweek's free knitting pattern, revealed.

Lara Neel (from Math4Knitters) and I visited the Salomon Farm Fiber Arts Celebration on Friday afternoon.

Today, we have clues for Thursday's Crafty Living blog post and Sunday's Math4Knitters, Crafty Living free pattern of theweek.

World Wide Knit in Public Day is actually a week and this year it runs from June 9-17. The idea is to get out and get together with fellow needlecrafters to perform your art in public.

There are over a dozen free events on our calendar this week. Let us know about yours at craftyliving@jg.net.

This week, I chat with the inimitable Kate Atherley and share a pattern for a tiny hug for a two-year-old, my Redbud Blooms Shrug.

Literally a blast from the past, this fun book provides a glimpse of the fiber world from 1971 - 40 years go.

...for the super-cuteness. It has very little to do with this week's pattern.

A clue for Sunday's Math4Knitters, Crafty Living free pattern of the week.

Salomon Farm Fiber Arts Celebration is this weekend!

This week, I chat with Jil Eaton of Minnowknits and share a pattern for my Beaucoup Color Baby Sweater.

This is the ultimate sheep-breed nerd's book. Or, it couldat least help you choose between Teeswaterand Shetland for your next spinning project. Really, it'sa set of 18 baseball cards for sheep breeds,anda whole lot more, too.

I wasn’t seeking a new craft to try. I was perfectly happy, working along on my knitting and designing. Then, I got a message from one of my knitting friends. It boiled down to, “I have an extra wheel.