All This By Hand

Finally, a kid who will wear the Halloween costume I knit! See the previous attempt here.
He does like the costume, so I'm pretty sure the pout is due to the fact that John had been hyping trick-o...

It took me a month to knit this shop sample sweater. Normally this would have taken me two weeks. I so need to get knitting back into my life. But enough of the self pity. Here's the sweater!
Patte...

I am thirty and I like it. John wanted to make me a cake, so he picked everything out and I helped with the "hot jobs." I also did the frosting. Although I think I'm very patient with my kids in th...

So, apparently when I said I would post knitting pictures tomorrow I meant in two weeks. Yeah.
I'm knitting a cardigan for Sheryl at Yarntopia in Fauve, which I didn't think I'd like and actually ...

We finally have our normal internet connection back! I did not realize how much I depended on it for communication within church and school groups, for bill paying, for occupying John for a few min...

We're fine, we've been incredibly blessed. We only lost power for an hour an a half overnight. The wind woke John up, but Pete slept through the entire thing. We were having the power cut in and ou...

I'm not just not blogging, I'm not knitting. My husband and I both got a nasty infection, then my husband had a severe allergic reaction to the antibiotic. All energy here is focused on health -- c...

It's the blissful sound of quiet. John started PreK today. Pete is napping. I'm flitting around doing little bits of everything just because I can. Ooh, cleaning! Now Ravelry! Now blogging! How abo...

John starts school tomorrow, so it's the official last day of summer at our house. We've been doing summer things, going to birthday parties, puttering around with nothing much going on. And I've b...

Since my husband's office closed today due to Tropical Storm Drizzle Edouard I was able to finish up my Silk Garden Socks. Love. Love love love. Next project? Another pair in another colorway. Thes...