A few years ago, I was looking for an excuse to use a 50-gram skein of a particularly lovely new yarn from Knitted Wit. I wanted something small, and fast, and relatively easy to execute. Thus was born the Bon Bon Kerchief, a tasty little confectionary, just perfect for 200ish yards of your most special fingering-weight yarn. With an optional …
Mossy Bark Shawlette update
This past weekend, I brushed my hair, put some mascara on, plugged the girls in, grabbed Stefan and ran outside to re-shoot some of my older patterns, and today, I’m sharing the Mossy Bark Shawlette with you. This pattern was originally released as a part of the Twisted Shawlette Club, and I forgot just how much I love this pattern. …
Knit it: Zamora
Zamora is the fourth pattern in the Big Ass Skein Society, and I’m really in love with this one. Why? Let me count the ways… 1. the YARN. It’s a brand-spanking new yarn from Blue Moon Fiber Arts, Super WooBu Lite. It’s like WooBu, but superwash and fingering weight. So light, so soft, so airy, so fluffy. So good. 2. …
My new favorite salad
When I was at TNNA with my Jae’s at the beginning of June, we discovered pretty much the most amazing lunch place ever. It’s called Little Eater, and it’s at the Columbus Market, and if you’re ever there, you absolutely need to go. They serve all kinds of yummy, vegetarian salads, using wholesome ancient grains and fresh produce. You get …
My Superpower
Piggybacking on my post from the other day, and revealing a bit more of my inherent dorkiness, I’m going to tell you a little story, but first, some background… When I first started knitting, I fell fast and I fell hard. It just spoke to me, in a way my previous crafty obsessions never really had. The only problem was, …
A shared obsession
When you have kids, you wonder how much of you is going to transfer to them. You hope that they get your good, and that your bad is skipped over (or, maybe not your BAD, but those parts of yourself that aren’t your favorites – even something as simple as, “I hope my kids don’t have my super dry skin,” …
Knit it: A Stockinette Hug
This pattern, called A Stockinette Hug, came about during a 12-hour hang-out and planning session JJ and I had in readiness for the class we taught at Wool n Wares a few weeks ago. We met at 9:30am, and JJ walked out the door at 10pm. What a day! We did talk about the class. And life. And knitting. And …
Too hot to knit? NEVER!
It’s hot here in PDX. Like, really, really hot. Like, yucky, uncomfortably hot. Like, over 100 degrees hot. So what does one knit when it’s too hot to knit? How about a shawlette? I’ve got a few one-skein, fingering-weight shawlette patterns that are mindless enough to knit when your brains are melting, but perfect for Fall wearing or holiday gift-giving. …
Knit it: The Piedras Collection
Wow. Today was a big day for me. I released a project I’ve been working on for a very long time (and, in fact, was absolutely finishing a few things while on our big road trip from my last few posts) – my Malabrigo Freelance Pattern Project! It’s called the Piedras Collection. You can get the whole she-bang for $15, …
Summer Road Trip, part 5 – heading home
And then that was it. It was time to head home. Well, right before we headed home, we celebrated 9 years of marriage. Bonkers! On our way home, we took a small trip down memory lane, in Williams, California, to the place we spent one crazy summer, living at a tomato processing plant, hauling tomatoes from 8pm to 8am every …
Summer Road Trip, part 4
San Diego was, as San Diego can’t help but be, amazing. We played hard and slept hard in Southern California. Auntie Jill taught Hazel how to sew, and they made an adorable quilt for lovies. (She made one for Astrid, too, but we wisely did NOT allow Astrid anywhere near the sewing machine). Both girls got to ride on a …
Summer Road Trip, part 3: Legoland!
After LA, we headed down to San Diego to spend a few days with more family. Cousin Maggie works at this magical place called Legoland, and, together with her mom and sister, took us there for the day. It was so.much.fun. Stefan fulfilled his life-long dream of flying an airplane. I fulfilled my life-long dream of eating fried green apples. …