Keeping Busy, Keeping Warm: Colorblock Bias Blanket
Whenever I stop blogging for a long period of time and then come back, I feel like I owe some explanation. But really, it’s nothing much; just life. A new job, projects around the house, playing music… a million little…
Scrimshaw
I’ve been going through a bit of a black-and-white phase. Black jeans, black boots, white cardigans. Black and white patterned everything… stripes, polka dots, stranded sweaters. A strand of pearls. A faux-leather blazer. And why not? It’s classic yet bold….
…and we’re back!
It’s not often in our adult lives (in America anyway) we really truly get to take a significant break from our day-to-day. When I paused my blog updates back in August, I had a lot of big projects going on,…
Flying Geese Socks: Chevron Variation
Although I think “chevron fever” has died down a bit since last year, I’m still a fan myself. After writing up the pattern for Flying Geese Socks, I knew a chevron variation was something that I just had to try….
New pattern, a birthday, and a sale!
Excited to announce that I’ve got a pattern in latest issue of Knitty: Flying Geese Socks! After taking a ton of photos, I couldn’t stop myself from making a quick little dancing animated gif… Inspired by the traditional quilting pattern,…
Monday Mending: Alex’s Sweater
I’ve been thinking a lot about mending lately. I’ve got a bit of an internal battle over two opposing viewpoints, both of which I believe in strongly: I can totally fix this and I will never fix this and I…
Resolve
Aside from the 365 project, I haven’t made any real resolutions for 2013. Frankly, 2012 was a pretty great (and healthy) year. We went vegetarian for about half the year and really only eat meat a few times a month…
Head and Shoulders, Knees and… Elbows
Poor weather is the perfect excuse to finally get around to finishing some old projects, like these knee socks. Which I started… oh, over a year ago you say? Yep. The yarn is Schoppel-Wolle Crazy Zauberball in 1660, which is a…
Cloud Cover, Dragonflies
Storm’s coming. I’m less than thrilled. We were supposed to be at the beach this week, and it doesn’t look like we’re going to make it. …but at least I’m prepared for the dropping temperatures. The pattern is ‘Dragonflies’ by Joji…
Neons & Numbers
So a couple of weekends ago, I busted out the big graph paper and spent a good portion of my weekend crunching numbers. The result? My Neon Ski Bonnet pattern is now available in sizes Child (18″) through Large Adult…
Norwegian Fishnet Socks
These were supposed to be polka dots, but my friend Beth dubbed these my Norwegian Fishnet Socks. I decided Totally Trendy Tangerine Tango Norwegian Fishnet Socks was more accurate, but it’s a bit of a mouthful. The self-striping yarn was…
Small Things: DIY On-Trend Chair Socks
Without getting into details, it’s been a stressful last few weeks. I’ve pulled a few late nights, have had lots of bad dreams, and I feel like I’ve been running on that anxious energy you get when things are uncertain….
Pattern: Neon Ski Bonnet
Today, I’m really excited to announce that I’ve actually been following through on a number of things on my personal to-do list lately. Including writing up my first ever knitting pattern! Never you mind that it was 70 degrees and…