My Downton Cardigan and How Grown-ups Wash Wool
This is my Downton Cardigan that I knit for the Downton Knitalong hosted by Shannon of Luvinthemommyhood this month. I kind of love it... and the bike... and links... so…
Downton Knitalong Update
I'm past the halfway point in my cardigan for the Downton Knitalong. Which means all of the picking up of stitches and seaming lace is done. The rest is just…
DIY Spring Wreath
This is the more subtle, natural answer to the very shiny, artificial Christmas wreath I made for Christmas. It's a spring wreath that I made for my grandmother with grapevine…
I Need to Be Outside
69 degrees, sunshine, light breeze, no school. Please take a moment to check out one of my favorite photo sites- Mortal Muses. My resolution is nestled in the middle (num. 9)…
Halfway Through This KnitALong
I really should be almost finished with the Downton knitalong sweater, but lots of things have been happening in our lives and that of close family. My time to work…
Winter Thinking
Do you do it too? You store up your ideas, your energy, maybe even your joy while it's sort of bleak and just wait, letting them germinate? But there are…
Downton KAL Progress
So, my Ravelry knitalong friends were not kidding when they said I'd love using Madelinetosh. I misread the yarn requirements and ordered one skein of lace for a woman's small…
Instagram Holiday
I don't like to take down Christmas lights until my birthday. No, my birthday isn't in February. But it's soon and I'm enjoying my late morning coffee all alone with…
Roadster
I never thought I'd own this bicycle. It's the only bicycle I've ever really, really wanted since the re-built bike my grandparents gave me as a teenager, which I foolishly…
Season Three Swatching
I made my husband watch Downton Abbey's season premiere Sunday night. Just cause. He asked lots of patronizing questions and nodded to my answers with affected interest. I don't mind,…