f. pea

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Sadly I don't seem to be keeping up with this neglected little knitting blog anymore, but I'm ...

Because I haven't wanted to admit it to myself, I haven't really said anything about this before: Arthritis is hurting my hands an...

Sometimes I think that knitting projects have ju-ju associated with them that cannot be broken, no matter how many times you unravel, re-kni...

Well, I can't say that our camping trip was entirely successful. It was not entirely unsuccessful either; in fact it was hardly unsucces...

There is now a post-it note stuck to my knitting bag with these words which shall serve as a reminder into all eternity: DO NOT KNIT FLAT. ...

As you can see, the Baby Surprise Jacket is done. Yay! This is going to be a great little item for spring. I did venture to the yarn stor...

Oh dear, it's March already! It's been such a cold, gray, wet winter that I must have been fooling myself that it was still January ...

Over the weekend, the Little Pea tried her hand at arts and crafts. I had this great idea that she could try veggie painting and make valen...

Do you ever get into a funk where you can't seem to finish any projects? This is really bothering me. I don't like unfinished proje...

I decided it was time to make a help page for knitters who have questions about my free patterns. Of course, you can still email me with...

Good morning, friends! [yawn, stretch] I apologize for the infrequent postings lately. I am trying to sneak one in during the early hours t...

Yesterday on a rare visit to the LYS in my former hometown of Carrboro , I picked up the final ingredient for the Neuse River Waterdog . lov...

What made me think that I could get a mid-term exam and a new pattern written in the same week? I'm sorry y'all, the new pattern wi...

So... notice anything different? Yes, I got a haircut. And also, how do you like this new banner thingy across the top of the page? I am s...

So... we have a new look going on here. I had some wrapper issues over the weekend. I miss the old wrapper, but it seems to have died some...

A knit-a-long for Democrats! Inspired left-leaning liberal knit-ranting? Political fodder for your Stitch & Bitch group? Well, at the ...

Okay, not to me, to my blog! Today is f.pea's one year blogiversary. Wheeeee! To celebrate, I'm inviting you all to a crafty get-t...

I have a little F - E - A - R of numbers. It's irrational, I know, like my friend's son's fear of M - O - N - K - E - Y - S (sh...

That's the sad situation in my refridgerator, where things on the bottom half stay nicely chilled, but the ice cream is soup and the ice...

Today marks post #100 here on the f.pea blog. Hooray! (Where I am sitting, confetti is falling. You may want to shred some paper and toss...