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Skeppa
Hello! I have a new sweater to share today, a preview knit for Brooklyn Tweed, Skeppa by Vibe Ulrik Sondergaard. The pattern is delightful and easy to follow, as are all BT patterns. Nothing is left...
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YPS Cardigan
As promised I have a new cardigan pattern to share that I tested for German designer, Imke Von Nathusius. The shaped garter yoke, especially on the back, is what makes this sweater unique and...
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mossy Easter Eggs diy, a game you can make, plus recipes and more
Today I have a few beautiful and easy spring projects to share. The first up is moss covered Easter eggs. I googled different methods but found all of them difficult to make with lumpy results. Do you...
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I can't stop knitting these!
Hello! Here is another sweater using my newest obsession, the Basic Pullover pattern from Cleome Smith. Now when I look at my sweater quantity stash I see future basic sweaters, because as much as I...
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My Leprechaun Green Sweater
I've never had a sweater to wear on St. Patricks Day, until now! I'd just like to see a Leprechaun try and pinch me wearing this much green! I finished this ages ago and worn it to bits at...
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grow and bloom
Hello and happy first day of spring! We've had such cold weather lately that it doesn't feel anything like spring to this Californian. I guess I need to keep knitting sweaters! My most recent knit was...
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Paul Klee inspired
I've finished my Paul Klee sweater and I love it to bits. When I finish a sweater I seem to wear it daily for a week until it doesn't feel "new" anymore and I can finally switch it out and put it in...
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Free Easter Felties
Usually by late March we would have planted at least part of our summer vegetable garden, but as I'm writing this it is cold and rainy and windy and not even close to our typical California spring...
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TOP 20 minimalist sweater patterns
Do you love the minimalist style? It certainly has taken over the knitting world and doesn’t look like it’s going away anytime soon. Whether you call it the New Nordic popularized by Danish designer...
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Let's plan some travel knits
Greetings from Athens! We are just finishing up a wonderful trip to Greece and Turkey and we’re at the airport ready to go home. I thought I’d check up on my little blog while I have the fast...
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my wisteria and spring garden
Our Japanese wisteria floribunda is at its most amazing right now and in fact we have never seen it look this beautiful. There are easily hundreds and hundreds of racemes, most of them 3 feet long! My...
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the best of Ravelry
I thought it would be fun to share my Ravelry favorites from the last few weeks. I troll Ravelry every day looking for treasures, and if you don't have the time for that, don't worry, I'll do it for...
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Pillar Parade Hat
Hello! I have a new knitted hat to share today, knit by me for me, but my grandson was kind enough to stand underneath the wisteria and be my adorable model. The hat is knit is DK weight and as it's a...
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Reading Cardigan
I'd like to share my most recent test knit, or preview knit as Brooklyn Tweed calls them. The pattern arrives complete and they ask for knitters to knit it up in any yarn or color (as long as you get...
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Here's what's happening in our spring garden.
Are you ready for an explosion of color? Please join me in the garden filled with roses, zinnia seedlings and a burgeoning vegetable garden. I've got lots of pictures to share, so let's go!
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Brass and steel
This lovely thing used up almost every last bit of my leftovers of rustic fingering weights. I had them bagged up and was going to donate them when at the last minute I thought of this project and...
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a new sweater and what I'm reading, watching and eating, my favorites
We all love to knit, read, watch and eat, and this post is chock full of all my most recent favorites of all of those! First up is the knitting. My newest summer knit is a beautiful deep V neck...
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stash lovin' paintbox and what you can do with your stash
Hello friends! Hello new beautiful blanket! I'm making this post not only to show you my most recent project, but also to show you all the pretty, practical and varied things you can make with your...
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free pattern for a baby sweater and hat, some flowers to love, and a recycled...
Today I have a little cardigan and hat to share, both free, that were made because I felt I needed to knit something that would move quickly from cast on to the cast off. Baby sweaters are perfect for...
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the cutest pointy hat and my flower garden
This hat! This little project took barely two evenings to make and each stitch made me smile. The yarn, Barrett Wool Co. Home Worsted Weight, is 100% wool and lovely and soft with a great plumpy,...
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