Knitting and Smoke Break
As if I wasn’t chin deep in knitalong projects, I decided to cast on for mittens knit two-at-a-time in the Linden KAL. I saw a teaser for Jane Richmond‘s Linden…
family | homemaking | knitting
We Don’t Say Dis
So I’m maybe a third of the way through Lilith Ubbelohde’s cowl-neck shell, Sexxxy Librarian. Yes, that’s sexxxy with a triple x; though, as I knit this in my ginormous yoga…
50mm | knitting | shows | thinking out loud
Eastwood Cardigan
When I cast on for Eastwood, by Allyson Dykhuizen, I thought it would be a fun, striped knit in colors I love- sort of a no-brainer. I wasn’t very far…
DIY Tufting Comfort Works Slipcovers for my Ikea Sofa
This story ends with an incredible, tufted, velvet mid-century styled sofa. However, it begins with a giant Ikea scratching post. Remember when I decided, on a whim, to buy an…
Lowlands Headwrap
I pinned this head scarf, by Elisa McLaughlin, a couple of years ago because I thought it was different than other knit or crochet headband patterns I’d seen. It didn’t tie,…
50mm | knitting | photography
“4,8,15,16,23,42…”
I buckled down and focused for a few evenings to get through the front panels on my Eastwood. The tv was off, my book languished, and I mostly worked…
50mm | film | instax | photography | thinking out loud
Analog Antrorse
I don’t know why I held off getting an Instax for so long. Probably because Urban Outfitters sold them. But, I use Fuji film for my Polaroid 210 and love…
50mm | film | instax | knitting | linkage | photography | thinking out loud
Antrorse
This one is Antrorse, by Shannon Cook. I pretty much love the stitch pattern and fold down collar details, so prepare yourself for image overload. Antrorse is a fairly quick…
50mm | animals | cheap stuff | knitting | parenting | photography | thinking out loud
Knitta Throwdown
On Ravelry I call it Gaming Hat, but it felt a bit like a shaming hat. I haven’t really knit that much for my son. Maybe two hats and a…
50mm | knitting | photography
Ravello
This has been a long time coming. Ravello, gifted to me by Isabell Kraemer (Thank you, Isabell!), is the perfect lightweight, weekend sweater. Let me prove it: it has stripes, is lightweight,…