A big, big thank you to everyone who joined in on the Beach Tank KAL! It was so inspiring to see all the projects roll in on the #beachtankKAL hashtag on Instagram – the variety of yarns, colors and modifications were incredible. During the past month, I knit two beach tanks for myself – the […]
Have you joined the Beach Tank knitalong yet? I’m so thrilled by the enormous response on Instagram, and have already seen a few new tanks on the needles. But if you’ve grabbed the pattern and stopped there – trying to choose which yarns to use – this post is for you. But before we talk about […]
Hey friends! It’s been a minute. I’ve taken a hiatus from my blog for awhile, mostly because life, being life, gets busy and this blog – one of my main creative outlets for over five years – started to feel more like a responsibility and less like an inspiration. But I never wanted to turn off the switch for […]
1. We moved to Baltimore. During a snowstorm. It all worked out and this city has *just* the right amount of grit, art markets, old churches, mohawks, communist bookstores and Old Bay paraphernalia to satisfy our running list of what defines the “perfect” city for us. In short, we’re in love. 2. For the record: living with […]
Like usual, Mom was outside, dressed in her well-loved shorts and bleached baseball cap, dirt rimming her fingernails and staining her knees. She was in a fierce battle with the crabgrass and wild spring onions that threatened to choke her irises and rose of sharon. When she called out, I ran to the front of […]
It was a brisk, sunny afternoon when five brown-haired, boot-stompin’ ladies and one golden-locked Viking chap gathered in a bright pink kitchen for a canning party. Emily of Nothing-in-the-House was hosting, and we were armed with 30 jars, $30 worth of onions, and heaping piles of pears, peppers, and garlic. We made three things that […]
