The wife of one of my co-workers just had a baby girl who is having some serious liver problems. In lieu of a baby shower, the folks in my department got together to make a quilt. I brought in pink and white fabric squares and some fabric paint pens so that everyone could design their […]

But, they were awfully fun to make.
Here are five sets of fleece hats and mittens (kids sizes) that I made for the fall sewing swap on Sewing Mamas. (Actually, there are six sets, including my original prototypes!)

The hats are from the 03/2005 edition of Ottobre magazine. Oh, I am so in love with […]

I’m so impressed with the latest installment of knitty.com! I don’t know how likely I am to tackle many of the designs soon — but wow, I just thought that everything looked especially stylish in this issue.
My favorites at the moment are Arisag, Josephine, Flora, and Hipster.
Flora is the one that I want to cast-on […]

This is a spontaeous scarf made from two skeins of Knit Picks Andean Treasure in the color Moss. I pictured this yarn as a long, skinny, lacy scaf — so I basically just flipped through my 365 Knitting Stitches a Year calendar and experimented until a found something I liked. Although it has a definte […]

You Are Likely a First Born

At your darkest moments, you feel guilty.
At work and school, you do best when you’re researching.
When you love someone, you tend to agree with them often.
In friendship, you are considerate and compromising.
Your ideal careers are: business, research, counseling, promotion, and speaking.
You will leave your mark on the world with discoveries, […]