Men Who Knit Promoting and inspiring the art of knitting amongst men.

(Pictures for the below mentioned projects can be found on my blog : http://mikeracing77.blogspot.com/2008/10/so-its-been-while.html )

Just back from the Virginia Wool Festival and Sheep Dog Trials. Man, I love those sheep dogs. We used to go every year, but it's been a few years and I had forgotten how much I enjoyed it.

Hey Guys,

I picked up knitting again during Hurricane Ike. There are only a few of things you can do by candlelight while awake, and I, for one, got tired of playing with my candle.

Made this shawl for my sister out of worsted weight and 8mm needles. I started at the top and included shoulder shaping and a gusset. It is nice and roomy and she tells me it stays on very well.

Right....I've finally cracked and bought Debbie Stollers 'Son of stitch n bitch' as I was reading through the book and went through some of the patterns all I could think was 'am I this dumb or is thi

So I'm knitting another Hemlock throw bu in lace weight...Jade Sapphire actually cashmere/silk blend. So its all shorts of nice...let me see it i can find a pic...

As per normal in Oregon in the Fall, it is raining today. After a couple weeks of decent weather, with only a little rain, it fully rained today, and is continuing to do so.

So about three weeks ago I find this baby chihuahua running down one of Denver's busiest downtown streets. Nobody around claimed him so I brought him home.

Been working hard on the sweater i started for my sister for Christmas. It is heavy so i am thinking it will be a coat. I am even considering a zipper. Has anyone done a zipper on a sweater?