she’s a head-banger and plastered, too

Posted on 21 CommentsPosted in projects

so, i came home from new mexico last week to discover that, after three years of looking at the dark underside of the third floor sub-floor (say it three times fast), we are finally getting a new ceiling in the center stair hall. david said he wanted to do the job himself (natch), even though […]

change

Posted on 31 CommentsPosted in designing, lace/shawls

indeed, it is an important day of change in so many ways. we all know what the big change is and no one needs to be told what they have to do. so i turn my eye to other changes all around me that are sweet and savory and moving all too fast. our maples […]

butternut scarf

Posted on 32 CommentsPosted in patterns

knit of the finest lace yarn, the sheer, weightless fabric of this scarf belies the warmth held within its folds. tuck it into the neck of a jacket or sweater to ward off the chill or just because it’s pretty. shown here in a one-of-a-kind handspun from perl grey to purchase pattern or view complete […]

an hour plus a year extra

Posted on 17 CommentsPosted in spinning and fiber

i really look forward to sundays. that’s the day that my spinning class meets and even when i don’t wake up as early as i’d like, once i realize it’s spinning day, i leap out of bed to get ready. today was no exception; i lolled a little after the alarm went off and finally […]