I’m giving in to my propensity for nostalgia by wading into the Throwback Thursday game. I love alliteration (much to the chagrin of Hazel, who complains that every time I try to help her name a lovey or a character, I’m always using alliteration to do so), and I am really excited about the idea of revisiting some of my …
(even more) Stumptown Socks
I know I should probably find a new go-to sock pattern, as I’ve made just about a dozen pairs of Stumptown Socks, but they’re just the perfect thing for those fabulously funky variegated skeins that are overflowing my stash, PLUS I really haven’t finished a pair since September, when I busted through a ton of them for the Summertime Sock …
Aunties Cowl inspiration
The Aunties Cowl is one I designed a few years ago, and I think it sadly slipped under the radar. It’s fun, and easy, and the perfect make for the special someone in your life that is a part of the family but not really. You know those people that are the ones you count on when you need something, …
Newsletter Shawl finished!
This New Year’s Eve Newsletter Shawl cast-on was a fun diversion to work on while figuring out a few designs. I need to have some mindless things on my needles at pretty much all times. Usually, it’s at least one shawl and one pair of socks, because those are things I can pick up and put down, and not have …
Reading goals for 2018
The last couple of years, I’ve set reading goals on Goodreads, and, up until last year, I achieved them. Are you on Goodreads? It’s a pretty cool way to set goals and find good books. Anyway, last year, I set 50 books as my goal (I had read 59 in 2016 and 67 in 2015, so I thought 50 was …
Sock Washing Day
I did a big sock-washing day last week, and, as is always the case when I’m washing my hand-knit socks, I felt myself taking a wee trip down memory lane. You see, when I’m laying the socks on my drying rack, I make sure to put pairs together so the putting-away of the socks is quicker. I kind of shake …
Legwarmers, leggings, and Dress No. 1’s
Every year at this time, when the temperatures are just kind of staying cold, I start wearing my favorite wintertime combo, hand-knit legwarmers over leggings under my daily Dress No. 1s. And every year, I think I should make more pairs of legwarmers. I have three pairs of over-the-knee wooly wonders, and they are in pretty heavy rotation in January …
Happy Birthday, mom!
Today is my mother’s birthday. She’s one of those mothers that’s not only a mother, but a friend. Like, a really good friend. Not an acquaintance-type friend, but one of the main peeps on your favorites list, one of the first people you call when you have a problem or need some clarity. She’s just an all-around awesome person. And …
Can’t quit this shawl
Another Uni-horn Magic Shawl seems to have fallen off of my needles this winter. I started it in November, and just kind of worked on it when I needed my mind to be working on different things, or when I couldn’t muster the brain-power to do actual designing. It was the perfect salve for the non-stop-ed-ness that is a busy …
Sewing goals and resolutions-ish
I’m not really interested in making actual “resolutions”, but the beginning of the year feels like a great time to go over plans, set goals, and refine strategies, doesn’t it? (Although, come to think of it, that sounds like another way to say “resolutions,” and that’s just fine with me.) I’ve been thinking about and working on my business goals …
Newsletter Shawl pattern
Last week, I published a very special pattern, the Newsletter Shawl. It’s special in a couple of ways: It’s a fun shawl to make, and a great excuse to use two complimentary colors. You KNOW how much I love striping and colorplay! It’s a great stash-buster-of-a-piece. In fact, the one I’m working on right now, my New Year’s Eve cast …
Happy New Year!
I feel like my new year begins once the kiddos go back to school. New Year’s Day is great and all, and we had lots of giggles and snuggles, and I went to Knitted Wit’s Open Studio and crafted with fantastic peeps, but buckling down and setting goals, planning the new year, getting shit organized is so hard to do …