Baby Shower
The Good ol’ Boy’s mama and her posse held a baby shower for #1 daughter. There were some handmade gifts, and lots, lots, LOTS of baby gear and baby clothes. Embroidered rabbit and blanket was one of my favorites. The […]
Texarkana Road Trip
Who goes on a road trip to Texarkana? We did. It was a beautiful drive through the National Forest, with one real town in the middle of it. Here’s the town: Mena. Here’s the train station, perhaps the most exciting […]
SWAP 2017: Colors
I haven’t made a full SWAP in years and probably won’t accomplish one in 2017, either. But I enjoy planning them and I am taking another PSD today, so I thought I’d plan one just for fun. The new style […]
Wardrobe and Weight Loss
Last time I published a picture of my closet, it was full of drab, swampy colors. They were hanging neatly, but the overall look was sober. That picture is shown below. The picture above shows my current wardrobe, mostly in […]
Froggy Evening
Yes, I frogged the sleeve. Then I watched Father Brown all evening and reknitted the sleeve. Check out the pretty wee buttons: I will take a PSD (Personal Sewing Day) tomorrow and on Sunday as well, sewing up some […]
Frog or No?
Is the right arm obviously larger than the left? Like, so obviously that it has to be frogged? It’s just a couple of stitches and I hardly noticed it till now, but in a sweater this tiny, it probably is […]
Lucinda Guy
My Knitpicks summer sale order arrived. I was very restrained, ordering only yarn that I specifically needed. The Little Girl has chosen a Lucinda Guy ensemble for her Christmas present. It’s the Jack Frost Jacket from Handknits for Kids. With […]
Amy Herzog’s Sweater Modifications Class
I took Amy’s Knit to Flatter class last summer, and this year I watched her new class. I bought the associated book last year and made a very nice, well-fitting sweater. I bought several sweaters’ worth of yarn and spent […]
Fruit Salad Yarn
This is Salade de Fruits from La Drogeurie in the Peaches in Syrup colorway. This is a bamboo/cotton blend, very soft and pretty. It came as a kit, with the pattern and buttons included. I’m making Villelaure, a straightforward raglan […]