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What factors go into deciding on when to frog a project for you?  How do you decide when it’s time to rip out a project

For those of you who find it validating to have knitting or other fiber crafts make the news, here are some examples of where we’ve

Thaddeus turned 65 yesterday.  He isn’t on social media.  And he doesn’t have a huge network of acquaintances or co-workers. Assuring He Feels Loved It

We don’t know when Finn was born. So we choose the month when Thaddeus spotted this beautiful cat as his “Finniversary” celebration! Who Saved Who?

Have you ever noticed that looking older comes in stages…not gradually? You look at someone one day and they look as young as always. The

When it rains, it pours, to steal from the Morton Salt tag line.  A Swatch, A New Project, A New Dolores Kit, AND my current

Let me say something right up front. I think oppression sucks. Whether it’s in the form of racism, homophobia, xenophobia, anti-semitism, misogyny, transphobia, ageism, etc.

If you’re a pro already at two-handed stranded (or Fair Isle) knitting, this may all be useless chatter to you.  Feel free to skip today’s

Now that I have the ribbing completed and I’ve converted the Tilt Cardigan over to being knit in-the-round, I’m going to have to work on

After ripping out the remainder of the work I had completed on the back of the Tilt Cardigan, I started with modifying the color of

Have you ever had one of those projects where there is just too much bad about it to overcome? Here’s one example for me. Rowan

Or, how not to do two-color, brioche stitch in-the-round. Ask me how I know. New Design Element Most brioche stitch patterns create reversible fabric where

Did you ever accidentally click on the wrong option and enrolled yourself in some on-line offer by accident?  Does this EVER work for on-line companies?

It’s looking more and more likely that Donald and some of his family maybe heading to jail.  This isn’t a joyful thing for most liberals,

I got extremely productive in the last couple of days!  Mostly knitting lots of tubes. Circular Sock Knitting Machine Infinity Scarves My first few attempts

Like Melissa Leapman’s 6000+ Pullover Possibilities book her new book, Knitting Modular – Shawls, Wraps, and Stoles allows you to access to full patterns or endless

After getting my old bitch (the antique Gearhart Circular Sock Knitting Machine) to spit out an almost completed sock, I figured a second one would

It never ceases to amaze me the things I DON’T consider when it comes to knitting.  Despite all that I know about knitting, it never

Half in one world, half in the other…maybe I’ll just do my own combination of both.  Machine crank parts of a sock and hand knit

Ever start collecting multiple pieces in a set and get obsessed with having one of each? Worthless Unless Complete! Years ago, my mother started collecting

Queer heroes were in short supply in my “coming of age” period and sorely lacking for helping me feel even the least bit good about

Aaron beat me to it in his blog entry early this morning…but scooping me doesn’t lessen the excitement of the upcoming event!  The first Saturday

If it’s good enough for the news shows, it’s good enough for QueerJoe. Here’s a look back at another amazing year of knitting, queer issues

Christmas celebrations in our household usually have at least two separate celebrations…one with family (this year, we had two with family) and one with Charles.

“Squishy” sold me.  Drew Jacobs (of Neurotic Knitter podcast fame) is making Stephen West’s Briyoke sweater.  He kept mentioning that he just wanted to squeeze

Merry Christmas and wishing you all a healthy and joyous 2019.  As Thaddeus and I spend time with family, I’ll try and keep you updated

But perhaps not in the way you’d think. I’m back cranking socks on my Circular Sock Machine (CSM) and enjoying the results. Tubes, Heels, and

I grew up in a time without technology like smart phones or even computers. Leaning on the intuitive use of technology I see with my

This is the time of year where my Men’s Spring Knitting Retreat begins! January Begins my Schedule for May I know the actual retreat isn’t

Getting an antique circular sock knitting machine into working order takes a LOT of work and experimentation and practice. Multi-Factorial Failures The most difficult part

So much to write about and no coherent way to express it except just heave it out there. Regurgitated Bits Just like you can spot

If you’re not interested in craft show hints or tips (or reading about my aching feet and back), just skip to “Current Knitting” below.  This

After a very hectic one-day craft show last month in Flemington, I’m looking forward to a leisurely, enjoyable time of socializing with other artisans and

QueerJoe’s secret for making routine, annoying, and/or painful tasks into pleasant activities?  Find someone you trust AND like to perform them. Latest Visits In the

  This is not news to many of the people who read this blog, but I want to demonstrate with one quick and simple economic

Do you publish videos on YouTube?  Did you know that as the number of subscribers to your YouTube channel reaches certain levels, there are extra

With the approach of December comes my second and last craft show for the year. Prallsville Mill! Each year for as long as I can

Thinking about holiday gifts yet?  And I don’t mean the gifts you want to give, but instead the gifts knitters want to get! Holiday Shopping

Happy Thanksgiving to all my U.S. readers. This holiday brings together the three “F’s” of happiness for me…family, food and friends. Some might add football

Watching Antiques Roadshow or seeing a vendor at the Flea Market with old dolls on their table really creeps me out…and I have trouble watching

Gloating is never a good thing to do…especially when it comes to technology. Bad Day of Internetting For those whose eyes glaze over when I

It’s not been a century, but in 2002 the first blog entry was posted on QueerJoe and now 16 years later and over 2000 blog

  Judging and evaluating are incredibly useful tools for assessing what you like, establishing aesthetic tastes and determining how to prioritize activities, people and belongings.

Since two days ago, a lot has happened in my life…I’m honestly glad I didn’t have to contend with work. Conglomeration of Items Blog Conversion

  Seems that converting 16 years of blog entries from Blogger to WordPress isn’t quite as simple as I’d hoped. What Converts – What Doesn’t

Since the blog has been redesigned and now that voting is in full swing for the mid-term elections here in the U.S., I thought I’d

Many of you already knew I had a craft show scheduled from 10:00 to 4:00 yesterday (Sunday, October 28th).  Most of you didn’t know however

Using Lookwide, I recently posted a new micro-podcast on how using the technique of extrapolation allowed me to turbo-boost creativity.  It has also had significant

Only doing two craft shows a year, the preparation for the first one is always a major event! First Craft Show This Sunday, October 28th

QueerJoe writes about the one characteristic of a knitting or crochet pattern that can make a pattern excellent.