Ok.  Yes, I was dorking around on Ravelry before I left the office tonight and stumbled across this.  I’m not typically one to disrupt the clean (BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA) lines of my oh-so-atypical ride (yeah, I drive a white Civic) with bumper stickers, but this might warrant an exception.

Also, much thanks to everyone who posted comments at […]

Hi, all.  If you’re a fan of knitting podcasts, you may already have heard the recent episode of KnitTherapy in which KnitTherapists Kim and Kimber hit ThreadBear during Franklin’s visit last weekend.  They’re so great, and we were delighted to have them here.  I, however, made a minor gaffe:  Cottage Creations’ Rambling Rows Afghan is […]

I have the image of Pepe Lepeuw’s feline paramour dragging herself to a mountain cliff… where he pops over the edge, wagling eyebrows and all.  I feel like that cat.
Life proceeds at Chez ThreadBear.  B’s become Busby.  The holidays have come and gone with the retail explosion that comes with them.  And now we prepare […]

In the last… what? six years that I’ve “been blogging,” I’ve repeatedly been asked why I didn’t blog more.  Truth is, that I’d love to blog more.  I get a lot out of it.  I’d also like to design more, knit more, organize my stash more, organize my home and office more, organize my life more.  […]

Yeah, as a matter of fact, I did miss the entire month of August. Yup, I even missed most of September. But guess what. I got to go see my mom. That made a whole lot of issues seem not quite so important. Love you, Moma!
I’m back at ThreadBear, now, though, and we’ve been through […]

I’ve received numerous e-mails and in-person comments regarding my lack of upkeep on this blog. It’s all true, of course. To say I’ve been remiss in keeping Crowing Ram’s readers informed is akin to saying that Antarctica is chilly. Certainly, it’s not for lack of interest. I miss being here, and I genuinely enjoy interacting […]