- September 22, 2023
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- September 16, 2023
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Good morning! In today's post I have another finished sweater, a little giveaway, and some awesome book recommendations, so let's get started! The sweater was inspired by Erika Knight's gorgeous Plateau Striped Cardigan. Like most Rowan patterns, it is knit bottom up in pieces. With so many ends to weave in and so many stripes to match up, I thought it best to knit it in one piece, meaning, no seaming and zero stripes to match up and perhaps the best, 2/3 less ends to weave in. I loosely followed the stitch counts from Hannah Fettig's Kaye's Cardigan, all the while trying to follow the stripes and color inspiration from Erika. I'm very happy with it and it is fun to wear, but the yarn--the yarn is a stand out! Let me tell you about it....
- September 09, 2023
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The summer garden is coming to a close and everything looks positively pooped. It was a great summer with huge harvests, and while we will still be harvesting a small amount throughout September, the big hauls are definitely over. It's a bittersweet time, but honestly, I couldn't sustain this kind of work year-round. We're glad we did it and happy to see our hard work turn into such beautiful flowers and vegetables, but it's time for us all to rest, the garden and the gardeners. We've got a big clean up ahead of us in October, then a rest, then the pruning in January, and then the seed catalogs arrive and I'll start dreaming again of the next summer garden. But you are here today for the gnome giveaway winner! First, thank you all for entering. I loved reading your sweet comments and appreciate them so much, and also love knowing where you are from. The winner is....
- September 02, 2023
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Let me show you Playful, a new shawl pattern from Meg Gadsbey. The pattern is free and the yarn was stash!
- August 29, 2023
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- August 24, 2023
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- August 23, 2023
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Oh. My. The tomatoes! This has been a great tomato year!
I picked 5 buckets of tomatoes a few days ago and filled 4 roasters to the brim, including my enormous turkey roaster, and made 12 quarts of tomato sauce. It was really too much work to process that much in one day and I vowed to never get so behind in my sauce making again. I set aside the most beautiful tomatoes, below, for slicing and sharing.
- August 19, 2023
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- August 03, 2023
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- July 25, 2023
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- July 20, 2023
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This hat! This little project took barely two evenings to make and each stitch made me smile. The yarn, Barrett Wool Co. Home Worsted Weight, is 100% wool and lovely and soft with a great plumpy, cottony feel while knitting. I'm certain it will be next-to-skin soft as a kitten. The pattern is fun to make and completely adorable. It's perfect for scraps but I've always wanted to try this particular yarn and they had little kits on sale (as of this posting, they are still on sale). The kit has enough yarn to make two hats, probably three depending on the size you make and if you decide to add any of your stash. I added some orange and white from my stash to add some punch and bright contrast. This is going to be my new go-to baby hat pattern. It's a snap to make and the only fiddley part is the very end when you make the point and have just a few stitches on 4 needles. Torture for a few rounds but you soon get to the end and the funny i cord tip. A very nice knit! Please come on in for the links and for more pictures of my pretty flower garden.
- July 08, 2023
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- June 29, 2023
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- June 20, 2023
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- June 09, 2023
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- June 01, 2023
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- May 27, 2023
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I'd like to share my most recent test knit, or preview knit as Brooklyn Tweed calls them. The pattern arrives complete and they ask for knitters to knit it up in any yarn or color (as long as you get gauge) to show other knitters the possibilities of one pattern. I've test/preview knit for BT many times and my experience has always been positive.
- May 23, 2023
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- May 19, 2023
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Glastonbury by Sophie Ochera. I HAVE to make this. I don't love stranded work all that much and it's knit bottom up (sad face) but still this does look easy enough and it's just too gorgeous to pass up, plus it's knit with Brooklyn Tweed Loft, one of my favorite yarns. The pattern is a bit more expensive than other patterns, but this is a Brooklyn Tweed pattern and their reasoning for their higher prices is that they want to give their designers a fair wage. I think that's fair enough. BT patterns are always well written and come in a large range of sizes. Unisex. |
- May 10, 2023
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- May 04, 2023
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- April 08, 2023
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- April 02, 2023
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- March 29, 2023
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