Just a brief reminder that today is the official start of the Made With Love Along! I described the make along here, and you can participate in this Ravelry thread. I’ve had my yarn caked up for over a week, but I’ve held myself back from starting until today. I cast it on during today’s … More No Foolin’, Just Lovin’

It’s day four of self isolation. I was down south, and the GN (government of Nunavut) has asked that anyone who is returning home to Nunavut, after traveling outside the territory, self isolate for 14 days. In our little house, there’s no way for me to isolate from my family effectively, so we’re all cut … More The Discipline of Doing Nothing

January surprised me with a sweater. This is a pattern called Oran do Chaora, from Kate Davies’ book West Highland Way. I adored reading this book. While I was reading it, I went back and forth to Google Earth to travel along the trail with the essays and patterns. While I knit this sweater, I … More Song to a Ewe

I usually don’t mind January. It’s cold, but it’s a quiet break after the busyness of the holiday season. It’s fun to get so much done in the quiet. Spinning So, yeah, this was the month of playing catch up with 51 Yarns! I posted about no less than nine samples this month. A few … More January 2020 Roundup: Catch Up

I was a bit at a loss for what to post about for the 12th day of Christmas, when Jared suggested I post about his homemade gift. It’s not a towel – it’s not even made of yarn – but it’s pretty special all the same. Jared and I certainly can read Inuktitut syllabics, but … More TTofC: Twelve Pages of Collects

Having reflected on what 2019 brought, what am I hoping for during a new year? A new decade? Not goals or aspirations, per se, but starting points: hopes, dreams, and prayers. I made a list of “make 9s” in my journal, and almost immediately trashed it. It made me hyperventilate a little. There’s no way … More Step into 2020

Holidayed is a word. Holiday can be a verb, therefore it can have a past tense: “we holidayed in France.” I’m only slightly extending the semantic range by using it as a past participle, as in “I have been holidayed.” Homemaking I’ve told you about our celebrations. And I’ve already written about the way Advent … More December Check-In: Holidayed