It's been a disaster of a week for my crafting, but a good week for adventures. I thought I'd share with you a handful of photos fro...

Just in time for the solstice, I sewed myself a fiery sundress in " Pompeian Red " linen. I was just winging it: I traced out an A...

Today was a gardening day. I thought I'd share with you the full extent of my dye garden: one rambling madder plant Last spring , I had...

Mountain Man and I took ourselves on a wee roadtrip adventure last week: climbing in Southern California, drinking lattes in L.A., camping i...

[Note: you can download this pattern as a PDF by clicking here ] Whimsical, bobbled sea urchin , knit in soft wool and felted into a sturdy ...

Feeling whimsical, I knit myself a sea urchin pincushion. Conceived, knit, felted, and finished in a couple of hours. Free pattern to come i...

I sewed myself a dress this weekend. Not my off-the-cuff primitive feed sacks of the past, but a real frock! Sort of real, at least. It wa...

After finishing up my business in Boston, I took the Acela train down to Washington, DC. What a civilized way to travel! Six and a half hou...

I'm back in Boston this week. It's been splendid: the hustle and bustle of the city, the scent of lilacs and lily-of-the-valley, go...

I had a bit of yarn left over from the Katarina Cardigan . Would've been such a shame to waste it. Inexplicably, I decided to make coas...

This sweet little cardigan is finally, finally finished. I'm pleased as punch! Basic details: based on the Katarina Cardigan by Cocokni...

It was a weekend of unseasonably mild weather before the summer heats sets in. An old friend blew into town, and we had a brilliant day hiki...

The thing I like best about sewing is that the results are so immediate and functional. Take this project: a heating pad and cover in a sim...

This little shawlette is really pissing me off. I don't know if I even feel like writing about it, it grates me so just to look at it! ...