A brave and valiant sock has offered itself up in pursuit of scientific progress. At least that's the story I'm telling myself and I besmirch this perfectly lovely sock (it's by Darn Tough, which is my absolute favorite brand of commercial socks...mostly wool, goes in the washer and dryer, lifetime guarantee, highly recommend, not sponsored just a fan). Because the previous tests proved that the Sock Stop* does, indeed, make stuff less slippy...but that's only part of the question. Next we have to see how it feels underfoot and how it behaves in the washer and dryer. And for that, [...]

Ok so of course I took the perfectly tidy photos first. But real life is...not tidy. Real life has spills and stains and fits of pique and possibly even a broken pencil and some wadded up pieces of paper. So I figured I'd go ahead and sacrifice one piece to the cause. And I suspected a couple of you would want to watch, so I filmed it! What do you think, would you have done it? I must admit I sort of love it! I mean it felt unspeakably transgressive, and I'm still not sure my third grade teacher isn't [...]

I just sent something special off to all my paid members on Patreon. Everyone just got a free copy of Duly Noted (the pattern for the unspeakably adorable embroidered notebook paper). Anyone with any level of paid membership gets the pattern, and Notable Nonsense folks get an actual package in the actual mail with the fantastic little cards to embroider their own (plus printed versions for those moments when what you really need is instant gratification)! If you suddenly find yourself wanting to come play, you can make that happen right here. You've got a couple days to sign up [...]

Wanna see how the Sock Stop* samples came out? You can watch me wiggle them around over here (for, despite my best attempts, I cannot actually convey in words all the things I can show in a video). The verdict seems to be that it does, indeed, make for a grippier surface (if enough of use it, it becomes a word, that's how words work). It dried mostly clear (more so on the paper and the woven fabric, a little less so on the knitted fabric). It didn't soak through to the back side (not even on the paper), and [...]

Hi there! If you're new to patreon and want to join us (or you just suddenly need to stitch some paper) you're in the right place! I'm pretty sure I've got everything you could want to know below. Quick Patreon Overview (because I know it can be daunting!): Patreon is a monthly subscription platform that lets you get cool stuff (and support me so I can keep making cool stuff). You can always change or cancel your subscription at any time (anything you get while you were a member always stays yours forever, and you can always put any knitting [...]

"But aren't they slippery?!" is the most common question I get about knitted slippers. And my answer is always some version of "um, they're about as slippery as regular socks?" Slippers are basically extra thick, extra short socks. So if socks don't feel slippery, slippers probably won't. If socks do feel slippery, slippers probably will. But then there's this stuff called Sock Stop * which purports to make socks grippy. So I bought some and I'm going to experiment with it. Wanna see how it comes out? You can watch me put it on some little samples over here, and [...]

Ahem...a package came. Two packages actually. Two packages full of the embroidered notepaper cards I got made just for us. You know, the ones you can absolutely add grommets to and/or clip together with a binder ring, because goodness knows I love me some office supplies. The ones I got done with nifty (if shockingly difficult to photograph) texture so that you can really feel the individual stitches (no really, you want to run your fingernail over them, they're so delightfully tactile). And all of that's cool...but you know the real question is what's it like to write on them? [...]

I (may probably almost certainly) have suffered a small lapse in judgement at the thrift shop. Please know that I am aware of this and that I have extremely low expectations. No really, lower than that. Lower still. I fully assume the most likely outcome of this purchase is 'this sits in my garage until the next purge fit comes upon me, at which point it is re-donated to the thrift shop.' The next most likely outcome is 'I watch a bunch of youtube videos, try setting it up, and quit in a fit of rage after an hour or [...]