October (in Seattle) was one of the wettest on record. We had a spectacularly beautiful pre-Halloween weekend last week, allowing for some yard work and bulb planting with my visiting parents. The first weekend of November was a return to autumnal form, bringing clouds, fog, and rain. I went to sleep Friday night knowing that … More A Rainy Saturday
On impulse I thought I might participate in NaNoWriMo this year. I got 700 words my first night and overall felt good about it. The story was shaping up to focus on living with depression and the power of sewing and knitting to climb out. But then Nov 2, Nov 3, and Nov 4 all … More NaNoWri…No.
For my niece’s first birthday, I gave her a life size (for her) Loch Ness Monster — aka Nessie — plush.
Wren, a knit dress by Colette Patterns, has been available for purchase for about a year. In fact I purchased and downloaded the pdf pattern on October 26, 2015. So let’s pretend that I planned this post to celebrate the pattern’s 1-year anniversary, instead of focusing on the fact that my to-sew list is about a … More Wren Knit Dress by Colette Patterns
The time has come. I am finally making my Colette Wren Dress. This dress immediately went on my “to-sew” list when it was announced. The style matched what the Wardrobe Architect was telling me about my personal clothing preferences. But it quickly got buried in an ever-growing pile of sewing wishes and life circumstances. Now that … More To Sleeve or Not To Sleeve?
The Pacific Northwest was preparing for a potentially record-breaking storm this weekend. I am equal parts releieved and disappointed to report that the storm did not live up to the predictions, at least not in my neighborhood. The lights flickered when I was making dinner, and the rain was coming sideways for an hour. In … More Sewing Through the Storm
I don’t even remember how I found it. Was I looking for patterns for a specific yarn or just looking for patterns? But there it was: a cardigan that I might easily see on one of my D&D characters. In the wake of Mad Max Fury Road and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, this forager … More A Cardigan For Resistance and Furious Roads
Let’s all say it together: “How can it already be October?!?!” Where did 2016 go? In some ways I feel like it was JUST Me-Made-May and the day before that I was setting my 2016 ReSEWlutions. The year has flown by with some major changes and I find myself with a surprising amount of alone time … More October – moving fast and sewing slow
Facebook Memories reminded me that this used to be a thing I did on my blog, when I was inbetween finished projects. More recently Instagram has been one big “what’s on the mannequin” feed with bonus kitty pictures. Even so, I like this type of blog post, a little less manicured and thoughtfully planned out. … More What’s on the Mannequin?
While I identify more as a sewist than as a knitter, I do knit frequently. My bus commute is nearly an hour and knitting helps to pass the time. Knitting is also my go to activity when I just need to decompress, zone out, and almost meditate. I knit when I am on planes, trains, while … More A Late Spring Shawlette
The Fabric Alchemist 