Ive been thinking a lot lately about all the wonderful replies to my post a few weeks ago about trying to get my sewing mojo back. I think we all go through little slumps now and then with our variou...
Finally, I have a finished project to share with you all! Its about time.This is my latest sweater, with the delicate name of So Neat and Sweet in her Simple V-Necked Jersey (pattern link on Ravelry,...
Hello everyone! Ive been obsessed with the color coral for quite some time. I think since last spring! I got a gift certificate to Sephora for my birthday, and I decided to splurge on a lipstick Id b...
I dont know about you, but I have had shrugs and boleros on my mind lately!As the weather finally seems to be staying nicer and I creep closer to rotating my closet (yay for seeing pretty spring and ...
Im tired of not sewing!Last autumn, I had so much going on with knitting projects that I sewed very little. And then came the house buying, and the moving, and, well, my sewing machine has been prett...
Thursday evening, I got a haircut, as you know. I went for a shorter version of pretty much my usual, so basically a short middy. I had a long talk with my stylist about how Id style a curl fluff on ...
Hello all! Today is haircut day. Why am I nervous?I think its because were (perhaps?) entering warm weather season here. That will mean lots of heat and humidity, where I live. And in most ways, I am...
Thanks for all the replies and commiseration on my vintage hair funk post! It certainly sounds like its going around. Spring fever, perhaps. What I have now is sort of grown out of the middy-like hai...
Hello everyone! Is it feeling like Spring near you? We went through a crazy hot spell in March that felt like early summer, and now its finally starting to feel like April. Its been quite a shock to ...
How it is that I thought once we moved, things would calm down and Id have more time for blogging?! Well, were getting there, but not yet. I dont even have a place to setup my blogging computer (i.e....
Happy 35th birthday to me! Heres to my first outfit post in our new yard. Im so excited to have an outdoor space now. It was a rather cold and miserable day (as often happens to us April birthday bab...
Happy Easter! While its not on my birthday this year, I was born on Easter Sunday, so its always been kind of a special day. This year, we had Mels parents over for lunch. Mels mom was kind enough to...
Thanks for all the lovely comments on our new house! We are super busy unpacking and figuring out all the stuff we need to do or buy, but its been awesome. ♥One of the things Im daydreaming about now...
It happened! Last Wednesday, we officially sold our condo and bought our first house. A ranch house from the 1950s, that I think Im dubbing the Golly Ranch House.Everything went smoothly with the clo...
Hi all, I have some exciting news to share! If you check out the home page of Etsy, guess what youll see today?Yep, thats our wedding! I was asked to write a post for Etsy, for their Handmade Wedding...
Hello, hello! Im sure you can guess what Ive been up to lately. Right, more packing. Not an exciting topic of conversation, so lets move on. I grabbed a few minutes for a mini knitting tip. A tiplet,...
I walked around yesterday and took some photos of things I would be packing up sooner or later for the move. Some so soon theyve already been packed, only a day later!Boots for moderate winter weathe...
Last weekend was the Chicagoland Vintage Clothing, Jewelry and Textile Show, an overwhelmingly large show about an hour away from Chicago in Elgin. Last year I had a great haul. This year I was a bit...
I cant believe as Im posting this, Ive reached over 500 followers. Wow! I must say Im incredibly humbled and flattered that there are that many of you who actually want to read about my mundane littl...
Hi everyone! Has it been long enough since Ive been able to do a Vintage Knitting College post?? Good grief! I was expecting to have so much more time to devote to this, but with the condo selling/ho...
Hi everyone!!My goodness, it feels like its been just about forever since Ive been able to do anything related to my blog. Or reading any blogs, for that matter. Or knitting. Or sewing. Or anything. ...
Merry Christmas!I just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a warm and merry Christmas. Thank you all for the joy you bring to my life. Many happy returns to you and yours!
Hello, everyone!I confess Ive been almost completely absent from blog-land for a little while. Some things have come up in our home life that have taken precedent over pretty much everything else, an...
Hi everyone! Lets talk about stranded knitting and charts.A bit about charts and stranded knitting Modern stranded knitting pattern use charts to convey the colorwork part of the pattern. Sometimes t...
Today Im finally sharing a little tutorial Ive thought about all autumn, as Ive lazily enjoyed wearing berets quite frequently. I love berets (tams, tammys... call them what you will). They are my fa...
Today, lets talk about how to keep your stranded knitting nice and even looking! Ill cover a few things that tie together to make that happen, and give you my best advice for lovely looking stranded ...
Hi everyone, Im back home! I have massive catching up to do on my feed reader. My, how everyones been posting like a maniac!We had a lovely, albeit somewhat brief, trip to my moms outside of Washingt...
Were off to my moms tomorrow. So before we jet, I thought Id post a quick outfit, mostly to show you all that I got a haircut last weekend! Id been debating about chopping another few inches off for ...
Hi everyone! I have continued the trend of being head-spinningly busy lately! I was hoping to get not one but two Vintage Knitting College posts written up this week, and have come up with a big, fat...
Goodness, where has this week gone? Thats what happens when you have a cold. Suddenly its Friday and you feel like you havent accomplished anything.Since I havent had the time to write up a blog post...
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