The first Christmas gift

The first Christmas gift

This hat is a Quill, by Andrea Mowry. This is for Zooey’s treasured first grade teacher. Z loves her so much that has a period of time where she wrote, “I love Mrs. Lawson,” on every single worksheet. It seemed like she should have some kind of hand...
More greens, more greens

More greens, more greens

I was planning to talk about two other knitting projects–the Pink Memories sweater I just finished, or possibly a silk Brandilyn top I started a couple of weeks ago. Neither made the cut as yesterday I felt compelled to cast on a new hat. We were hit with some...
Everyday resistance knitting

Everyday resistance knitting

If you’re into knitting and politics you’ve probably already heard of the Pussy Hat Project. This post is quite belated for the marches that happened all over the country and world at the end of January, but I finally finished one of these Pussy Hats for...
Early Christmas

Early Christmas

Sometimes I just can’t wait until Christmas to give a gift, especially a knit one. I managed to knit this Graham hat for Matt completely in secret, but about 10 minutes after I finished it yesterday I wrapped it and gave it to him.  The yarn is Blue Moon Fiber...
Working the angles

Working the angles

I had some fun moving my bathroom mirrors around today to get a picture of Graham from different angles. The bathroom is the brightest and whitest room in my house, so it seemed like the perfect place for some slouchy hat selfies. I’m pretty fond of this hat...