Labor Socks

Hooray, baby is here, we’re all very happy about it, now back to talking about knitting! Baby M gets a particularly early start as a sock model, at only six days old. She looks pretty excited about it, don’t you think? Yes, I chose the route of self control, and before starting another thing, I … More Labor Socks

Moral-esque Inventory

Lent should really be a time for moral inventory, for an “examination of conscience,” as has ever and anon been called in spiritual circles. I have had ample prompting to so examine myself, not because I have been incredibly diligent with my Lenten disciplines (I haven’t), but because God is letting life do that for … More Moral-esque Inventory

Color Me Done

My epic colorwork blanket has been done! Actually, it’s been done for nearly six weeks! I finished it just a day or two before we shipped out to Iqaluit. I took the time to snap these few pictures, thinking I’d blog about it while we were gone (ha!). Then I thought I’d blog about it … More Color Me Done

Christmas Extended

There was one last bit of Christmas knitting lurking behind to show you. It lurked, but in a discreet and appropriate fashion, because it just wouldn’t be right to show it to you before it had been gifted to its recipient, and we finally had occasion to do so last night. Some new friends of … More Christmas Extended

Epiphany Octopus

The season of Epiphany is here! It is more comforting than ever, as we fend off the single digits during this Pittsburgh cold snap, to sing songs about stars and glory and light. And finally, I found occasion to cook the fresh ham. Though I have to say, seeing it all scored and rubbed and … More Epiphany Octopus

Slippers for Cousins

Happy Epiphany Day! I can happily report that the last of the officially-associated Christmas knitting was completed as of 11:04 last night. (Okay, so there’s one more Christmas-occasioned project that is unfinished, but it is not required to be Christmas-tied, and the recipient doesn’t know it’s coming, so I’m just going to sneak that one … More Slippers for Cousins

Shawl for Emily

Joining another family with marriage is an awesome thing, with many perks, but one teensy disadvantage is that it potentially doubles the number of Christmas presents one is responsible for every year. With both Jared and I as one of four, and mostly married on Jared’s side, it was a stroke of genius to implement a … More Shawl for Emily

The Ides of October

Every year that I have lived in Pennsylvania, this weird thing has happened right around October 15th. For weeks now, we have been seriously bracing ourselves for fall. My sweater collection is washed and in full rotation, and I wear exclusively wool socks. The heat has come on a couple times, and and the furnace … More The Ides of October