FO: Clapotis

Pattern: Clapotis
Yarn: Bamboo, Merino Wool, and Silk from Maple Creek Farms
Needles: US 7
I have wanted to make Clapotis since I first saw the pattern. I can rock many an outfit, look adorable in a tee and jeans, or just look fierce if I so choose, but throwing something like Clapotis into the mix and I’m [...]

Wherin I have a nice sister

The sister commented on the shawl post about the fact that she didn’t wear the shawl I slaved over for her reception.
“I was so sad that I couldn’t wear it during the reception. It was just way too hot. But I did bring it with me on my honeymoon (brought it in my carry on [...]

Myrtle Leaf Shawl…of DOOM!

Pattern: Myrtle Leaf Shawl from Victorian Lace Today
Yarn: Skaska Yarn picked up in Rhinebeck
Needles: US 3
For as long as I can remember, the Sister tends toward being cold. Cold hands, cold nose, just cold cold cold. So for her engagement/shower gift I knit a shawl that she could use during the reception where air conditioning [...]

Two men enter, one man leaves.

Last week we had some nasty wind and unfortunately, the wind knocked a branch onto the shed. There was carnage.

We had been planning on buying a new shed in the next couple years, but I think Mother Nature decided we needed one now. I just wish she was a little more subtle in the telling. [...]