land and see

Posted on 26 CommentsPosted in book reviews/events, food and garden, projects

oh gosh, it’s been an incredibly full couple of days; in fact, a very full week. i have a jillion photos and took a couple of hours last night to sort through the ones from the last two days to make sense of them for a post. even in the desert, spring is everywhere—though southern […]

movie night sock

Posted on 15 CommentsPosted in patterns

we all love those projects that practically knit themselves while we watch TV and socks more often than not fit the bill. here’s one that has a deep, tweedy texture which is entertaining to work, yet simple enough to knit during any spectator activity and as a bonus, can be made to fit any member […]

sunny, southern cali

Posted on 17 CommentsPosted in designing, food and garden, lace/shawls, projects

here we are in san diego and finally, i was able to upload some photos and write a post. beckie and i arrived on a late flight from home monday night (early tuesday morning for us!), during which we chatted and knit the whole way. i worked on my second port ludlow sock and beckie […]

in bits and pieces

Posted on 42 CommentsPosted in designing, food and garden, projects

with several traveling projects all set to go for my upcoming san diego trip, i took the last few days to do some swatching for future projects to begin when i get back. (my coffee table always looks a mess when i’m on a swatching tear—piled with yarns and charts, needles all over the place. […]