After washing and drying the blanket, I looked closely at the binding and decided it was, alas, too far gone to save. So I took it off. That meant sitting on the deck with a seam ripper for half an hour or so and just snapping all the little stitches [...]

So the current Rotating Collection is all about slippers, and we've got a couple more to add to the club! There's a new pair coming shortly, but first I want to update and bring back one of the retired favorites. And I want you all to help me pick. Should [...]

The thrift store gods smiled upon me once again! Or at least I think so, and feeling like good things are happening is a more fun way to go through your days... I found a huge (big enough for a double bed), pink, vintage wool blanket at the thrift shop [...]

Remember when I said I was going to be away for a couple days earlier this month? Yeah, I was down in Vermont to see a show by my very favorite band (The Mountain Goats, if you know, you know, if you don't know, you're in for a treat). And [...]

I posted the other day about the lovely yellow sweater that seems determined to cut off my blood supply at the armpit and my plan to thwart its nefarious intent through the power of knitting and stabbing sewing. This is a much worn and oft washed cotton sweater, so the [...]

August's Notable Nonsense packages are on their way to folks. I always feel faintly bad putting all the pretty packages in trash bags, but the postman has told me that's what makes things easiest for them, so I am prioritizing doing what the folks doing the work say makes things [...]

So I have a sweater, a problem, and a plan. The sweater is this lovely yellow, cotton, store-bought number. The problem is that there's not quite enough room in the armscye, so it ends up being weirdly tight in the armpit (do I feel weird saying this? yes! am I [...]

There are a lot of packages to go out this month, so I dragooned some dear friends into an afternoon of envelope stuffing, built a tower of laundry hampers (no really, this whole business runs out of a dozen laundry hampers, it's by far the easiest way to store/sort/lug/corral everything) [...]

Quick update on the ongoing delight that has been this summer's indigo vat. I fully intended to play with this once and be done with it, but instead I have found myself keeping it going for several weeks and just sort of idly playing with dipping (and redipping and reredipping) [...]