So I heard from Madewell about the sweaters I've spent all winter mending! And I totally want to show you what they had to say...but first, let's check in on the sweaters (you can see a video version of this on instagram if you want to see some of this [...]

I'm trying to get in the habit of doing a little housekeeping post once a month. The theory is that it will give me a place to run down what's going away, what's coming next, and what's in progress. Plus show off a little non-knitting something or other because we [...]

I mean really, it took maybe an hour to embroider on this. And I have to say, I'm rather hopelessly smitten with the result. I mean yes, the original, unadorned version was spiffy. But this one is must magic. And I kinda feel like we should all know how to [...]

Every month I write a post saying "abortions are good!" and send a donation to Aid Access to support their work providing abortion pills to people who need them.⁠ And every month, a few folks clutch their pearls and reach for their smelling salts and pretend they don't understand what [...]

So I live out in the country. Which means sometimes, when you're out driving around, you see quail eggs for sale on the side of the road.⁠ So of course the only thing to do is to buy them.⁠ Because I mean how could you not. ⁠ That seems perfectly [...]

Ok this is just showing of. I fully admit it. But really, look what a few minutes of stitching on the finished hat can do!⁠ I mean yes, the original hat (below) was delightful. I won't pretend otherwise. But if you play with a it a bit after you're done [...]

My latest digression is out! This time we're exploring duplicate stitch and how you can use it to decorate your knitting. I used the hats in Penchant as an example (because really, how pretty are they with a little extra adornment), but you can absolutely apply the concepts to other [...]