Motifs for days

Motifs for days

I crushed on this Eventide pattern since I got the Autumn Pompom Quartely that included this in 2019. I had some leftover Miss Babs Keira in several colors and this seemed like a great project for the amounts I had left. The grey is Quicksilver, the orange is French...
Seeking calm in chaos

Seeking calm in chaos

It’s been a struggle to blog lately. It hasn’t been on the forefront of my mind due to political chaos, mass panic in the news, an increase in the local collective struggles, and seasonal woes from many, many grey days. However, from previous bouts of seasonal woes,...
Learning and growing

Learning and growing

About a week ago I posted about my finished Tegna sweater, with the sentiment that I was pretty disappointed in the designer for blocking BIPOC women for no reason on Instagram. She has since issued a seemingly sincere apology, which is a great start. I think the jury...
The fluffy sweater

The fluffy sweater

I never foresaw myself loving a sweater this fluffy. Cumulus Blouse is the name of this snuggle-of-a-sweater. I used Shibui Silk Cloud in Cove and took slightly less 5 skeins to make it. I love the light breeziness of this sweater. It weighs less than 125 grams. It...
Distractions

Distractions

Whilst I engage in some continued procrastination on sweater sleeves, it seemed exceedingly important to get another project going that could serve as a knit safe enough to take to the movie theater. I always have some knit that is simple enough to let me split focus...