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,…
Michelle Addi Hands
Over the last week, so, so much knitting has been accomplished in the wee hours. Antrorse is finished and blocked, it and my head wrap are waiting for buttons, and…