During the second half of 2011, I read 2 or 3 (or 4 or 5) books a week. I've read none in the last six weeks.Whoah. I never read no books.I don't even have one in progress that I'm not liking which is slowing me down. I've just not been reading.But that is changing.STIR 2012 is here.Once again, each month or so one of my friends will be p […]
Aster seems to be a slightly neater eater than Dianthus at the same age, but no less enthusiastic.Mature as he suddenly is in his button-up shirts, Dianthus is not too old to frolic in the snow.Snow image December in Kansas; Leggos Christmas in Colorado; Aster and squash here in Oklahoma last week. […]
What do these have to do with Marmota, weather predictions and the end of winter? Not much, but they make me happy. In their glow-in-the-dark star pjs, Dianthus was watching bunnies and Andrew was watching Dianthus (taken in December in Colorado). […]
I don’t know about you, but this time of year makes me only want to knit hats and mittens. I have four sweaters, all nearly completed, stewing in my progress basket for now, having been utterly and completely abandoned for hats and mittens. Looking back through my archive, it appears I write this same thing year […]
About a year ago, Amy Herzog, Kirsten Kapur, and I began kicking around the idea of working together on a joint design venture. After all, we share a similar design aesthetic, one marked by clean lines, bright and saturated colors, and flattering, wearable styles. Many people who knit my patterns knit Amy and Kirsten’s patterns too, so […]