recently, a friend cleaned out her yarn stash and gifted me some beautiful wools. i really didn’t want them to go straight from her stash to mine so I started a quick cowl pattern. this was my first fair isle color work, and it turned out quite nicely. however, i didn’t have quite enough yarn…
{ grape escape : herb garden }
Theme: Fresh herb and wine pairings Appetizers Basil, mozzerella, tomato skewers Mozzerella with plum balsalmic reduction, mint, roasted pine nuts Frey-Sohler 2014 Pino Blanc Sweet tea vodka First Course Watermelon, feta, mint salad Peter Nicolay Erdener Treppchen 2014 Riesling Second Course Couscous salad with watermelon, mint, and feta Sterling Vintner’s Collection Merlot 2013 Third Course…
{ favorites from nyc }
Given a day with no responsibilities, my favorite way to start the day is to wake up sans alarm… get the coffee brewing… and start cleaning. A freshly vacuumed room or sparkling kitchen makes the day feel better. This morning was especially exciting because cleaning meant setting up new furniture, getting rid of some old…
{ crafting and grafting }
As I finished off one of my knitting projects this week, I had to learn to graft using a Kitchner stitch. My go-to for knitting explanations is the Knit Witch on Youtube. It turned out alright, except that I pulled the stitching a bit too tight. It’s not an invisible join by any means. For…
{ cool breeze and falling leaves }
Fall has arrived! The days are cool enough for scarves, open windows, and mugs of hot tea. It also means time for knitting! I have two knitting projects in the works at the moment. This time of year, everything is a gift so this is a bit of teaser until the end of December. These…
{ summer knits }
I have a hard time knitting in the summer. While I love the warmth, the heat and humidity of Texas don’t lend to wearing many layers. Or, feeling very excited about cozy knits. However, I was with a group doing Friday Crafternoons and had a reason to pull out a project and get through it….
{ sewcializing }
Whomp whomp… I did not win any of the prizes from the Fabric Hop. But, I still consider myself a winner as I’m now on the Stitch Lab’s mailing list and get to hear about all sorts of amazing events and classes. Last weekend, they hosted a Sip and Sewcialize event to share info about…
{ a fabric shop hop }
Friday afternoon browsing the local paper, I spotted the Austin Fabric Shop Hop. It was a scavenger hunt type event that lead you to four local fabric stores to enter a drawing. Fingers crossed! My favorite fabrics were at The Cloth Pocket. Their current cotton prints are beautiful and trendy. I can’t wait for an excuse…
{ fashion of the future }
Immersed in the world of software for the summer, I’ve stumbled upon something interesting. It’s a method of making patterns using open source software and a Kinect. The project is OpenFit Lab, and they’re doing a series in NYC this summer. Unfortunately, I discovered them too late to attend any of the workshops, but I do…
{ “make it work” or stalking tim gunn }
Hello from New York City!! Yesterday, with a budget of would-I-rather-eat-dinner-or-buy-fabric and a time limit of 30 minutes, I raced into Mood. My watch did go off at the 30 minute mark so I could marvel at the speed of the Project Runway contestants… and then I resumed browsing for another hour or so. The store…