juerga

Posted on 29 CommentsPosted in patterns

you know what i enjoy most about december? our tradition of offering a fun, quick, and pretty new project every week, right up to the end of the year (i try to save a good one for the end, to cuddle up with after the rush is over). i start thinking about the last-minute pattern […]

ratcheting things up a notch . . .

Posted on 23 CommentsPosted in designing, projects

it’s on this kind of day that i’m glad i’m a knitter—snowy and cold (and gray) outside; warm and cozy inside (now that the temps have fallen to the 20s and stayed there, the heat goes on and off more consistently, yay). i could cook and i should work at my desk most of the […]

not enough knitting . . .

Posted on 31 CommentsPosted in designing, projects, yarn and dyeing

our journey home through new york state the other day was rather stormy, but it allowed me to indulge in one of my favorite car activities—taking photos out the window (what—you don’t do that?). i don’t know what it is about roadside scenery, but i’m deeply attracted to those miles and miles of tree stands, […]

we keep rolling

Posted on 35 CommentsPosted in designing, food and garden, projects

i was browsing through david’s camera to see what kinds of photos he took on his weekend travels around montreal and found this stunning picture; it captures much of the spirit we felt in this wonderful city—action, sun, and a surprising juxtapostion of old and new at every turn. and who knows what’s happening just […]