FO Friday | STRIPES!
I finished knitting STRIPES on March 5. It took me a couple of days to get up the oomph to weave in all the ends (I was holding the yarn double and there are 43 stripes) … which I did … Continue reading FO Friday | STRIPES!
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TGIF | Yep, Still January.
…and I’m happy about that! The days are noticeably longer; it still feels like the beginning of the year; and I’m finally ready to embrace 2023. New Year’s Day is just misplaced for me, I guess (or maybe I just … Continue reading TGIF | Yep, Still January.
TGIF | More January.
Hello friends and hello Friday! also hello longer days and hello daffodils?! I took the photo at the top of this post at 5pm yesterday. and yes that is actual sun shining on those green shoots. It’s not unusual for … Continue reading TGIF | More January.
TGIF | Early January.
Hello friends and Happy Friday! It feels like this was the first “regular” week in … weeks. and it feels good to be here at its end (also, as I was typing those words the sun came out for the … Continue reading TGIF | Early January.
NAiMA | The End.
Anke published the new NAiMA Pullover DK pattern (Ravelry link) over the weekend. She’s one of my favorite designers, and testing the pattern was a dream come true. My fellow testers were kind, supportive, and inspiring. Anke addressed the few … Continue reading NAiMA | The End.
TGIF | Late August.
Whoosh! does anyone else hear these last few days of August whizzing past? or feel the slightest whisper of a coolness in the air? or see the morning sun rising noticeably later? When I purposefully pause, I sense all of … Continue reading TGIF | Late August.
TGIF | mid(ish) August.
Hello friends and hello to a Friday afternoon that ushered in (way!) cooler temperatures and – sadly – not the promised rain. mixed blessings. which seems to be the message from the universe about so many things lately. Thinking about … Continue reading TGIF | mid(ish) August.
TGIF | and happy birthday.
My sister-in-law Lydia is celebrating a birthday today and my sister made that gorgeous summer pudding for “cake”. We (the two of them, plus me, my mom, and my brother) gathered on Monday to kick off Lydia’s birthday-week! The only … Continue reading TGIF | and happy birthday.
TGIF | Hello August.
I’m home! not necessarily on east coast time, not at all settled, and still – I’m sitting at my desk, seeing the butterfly bush out the window, hearing golf on the TV in the room behind me. home. That image … Continue reading TGIF | Hello August.
TGIF | July’s 5th Friday.
YAY it’s Friday … and a 5th Friday feels special. There are four of them this year (the next one is in September) so they’re not rare, but still, why not celebrate! Thinking about … what to knit next (see … Continue reading TGIF | July’s 5th Friday.
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