I'm back! New arrival, knitting, sewing, and trail running

Wow! What a busy few months it has been. The end of my third trimester hit me hard with fatigue and then my Little Princess decided to show herself 2 weeks early! Labor was rough and I had 3 days...

Simplicity 2406 Complete!

Last weekend Hubs and I attended a funeral service for his Grandmother. We have never been very close with this particular Grandmother so while the news of any family passing is sad, the service...

Completed: Plum Maternity Anise

Finally, at long last, the Anise is complete! This was the hardest sewing project that I've tackled to date and I learned so much. I had never attempted anything tailored before this project and I...

Cute knits for Baby!

I had some baby knits in my stash from a couple years ago when I made some things for my girlfriend's baby so I decided to sew them into something useful this past weekend. I just love this animal...

Sewing up some diapers for Baby!

Well, the time has come that I'm feeling a bit pressured to get some things sewn up for baby. I also have some knitting projects in the ol' Ravelry queue that I'd like to do for baby, but I've...

Miette Almost complete!

The Miette cardigan for my Sister has been completed, as far as the knitting goes, for nearly 2 months now! I'm completely stalled on attaching the buttons. I DID find the most beautiful wooden...

New knitting project preview: Central Oregon Hoodie

I'm totally late to the party on this one, but once again I saw this on Lladybird's blog (yes, I have a girl-crush on Lladybird and I stock her blog) and I knew I just had to knit it! It's ravelry...

Anise Progress Update: Like Climbing a Mountain

Last fall, while I was actually 15 weeks pregnant I climbed South Sister in Oregon's Cascade Mountain Range. It was an amazing hike with gorgeous panoramic views of breath-taking scenery. It was...

Butterick 5796 Maternity Top Complete!

I decided I needed some more maternity tops. With my burgeoning belly I currently can't fit any of the clothes in my closet and I have some maternity patterns I've been meaning to sew so here is my...

Fair Isle Cap

I actually finished this hat around September of last year. A large portion of it I knitted by firelight while camping last summer. It's so weird knitting warm items in the heat of the summer. It's...

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The Shilling Hat

I'm always trying to think of projects I can knit for other people as gifts. I love giving hand-made and knitted gifts, but I want to be sure they are items the receivers of the gifts will actually...

Knitting Progress on the Miette

I feel completely crazy for starting this project right now, but as soon as I saw Lladybird's version of this cardigan I got this weird crazy urge that I must start knitting it now! The thing is,...

Anise Sew-Along: Muslin Complete

Because I'm a slow seamstress and I've already acquired my fabric and notions, I decided to get a jump start on the muslin for Anise. Based on my bust measurement and also to allow for room for my...

Anise Sew Along

Fall is here in Central Oregon and as the days grow shorter, leaves start to turn, and I find my energy level falling due to pregnancy (13 weeks!) my thoughts and obsessions turn to autumn sewing...