By nature, I am not a person of the desert. But this landscape is slowly seeping into my being. Mountain Man and I drove out to the McDowel...

Mending day. A quiet Saturday where I felt like tackling the little tasks that I've been putting off, like darning holes in handknit soc...

Saturday was climbing day for Mountain Man and me. We had a lovely drive out past the Superstitions, past the old mining town of Superior, ...

I had a birthday this week. It was a beautiful day, blue skied, sunshiny, with a sweetness on the breeze. It was the day that the first gr...

I bound off the collar last night, prematurely, to get a sense of how it was laying. The cardigan still needs sleeves, obviously, but here...

Just another sunny spring afternoon in Arcadia. Sitting in the backyard, watching the grass grow ... and the hummingbirds come and go, come...

Late this afternoon, after a marvelously strenuous day of yard work, I sat down to deal with the edge of the sweater. I started off by runn...

I've got progress on my Katarina cardigan to show off! Although, things are slightly awry. Good news first: I've finished knitting...

I've been awash in a sea of expansive white stockinette, between the cardigan and a secret blanket project. It makes for boring knitti...

It's been a gray, drizzly weekend here in Phoenix. Mountain Man and I thought we'd go hiking in the Superstitions today, but the ra...

Although I did get in some knitting on my white wool cardigan over the weekend, I need a project in dark yarn for when we go out climbing. ...

Friday, 5 pm. End of a frustrating week. So nice to just step out into the backyard and let myself relax. It's beautiful out here. Th...

I know I'd said I was all about the green projects these days. But things intervened. I got a parcel in the mail with my share of a r...

Over the weekend, I finished up the pattern for the Manzanita Cowl. It's simple but lovely, knit in the round with a subtle lace patte...

On Saturday morning, Mountain Man and I had another spectacular day of rock climbing at Lower Devil's East. It was a day of stunning vi...

My mind is full of three green projects at the moment. Green in both senses of the word: three different organic merino wools that happen ...