Autumn Transition Night Lights Shawl

Autumn has cometh. The leaves are turning, I had to add the wool blanket to my bed... I love it. Perfect weather for knitting and wearing knits!

(I know, I know, it’s going to be 80 this weekend, but for a moment it was autumn.)

This is the Drea Renee Knits / Andrea Mowry Night Lights shawl, a stretched out triangle shawl that I've been working on over the past month or so. 

Super Simple Summer Sweater

This sweater has been a long time coming... yarn purchased in 2011, sweater started in 2021, sweater finished in 2025!

Float Shawl in Uranocircite

Liz of @_busylizzie introduced me to this shawl pattern, and the concept of assigned pooling knitting, earlier in the year and I immediately became obsessed. 

Metamorphic Sweater

A springy sweater! 

Night and Day Cowl

How cute does Tim look in this cowl I knit?!

Louise Bobble Pullover in Mochi

 My last knit project of 2024, finished and blocked under the wire before the new year!

Agnes Sweater Vest

 Such a fun project combining crochet and knitting for a very hobbitcore look!

Rusty Sunday Sweater

Some fluffy fall fiber fun...

Rainbow Jasper Jumper

Behold my enormous sweater of many colors!! A cousin to Dolly's coat of many colors, no doubt. 

Knit Things Round-up

Long time, no see! It's been a wild few months over here, not near my sewing machine. My mom had a major health emergency that we dubbed The Nightmare Before Christmas, so I have been away from home helping her. She’s recovering well, though!  Here are a few things I've been working on…

Leaf Peeper's Throwover Sweater

A seasonally appropriate sweater project with an inappropriate name.... you'll have to wait for it as there is some backstory. 

Sunset Sweater

A couple months ago I was in a rush to pick a project to bring on a trip, and to have a sweater made for my sister-in-law before her birthday... this rush project just turned out beautiful!

Love Number Sweater

Another knit project finished! Poorly timed with summer approaching, but it's chilly today and I'm wearing it, so that's nice!

Knitting: Grace Pullover in Puffin

I knit a sweater! 

More specifically, I finally finished a sweater I have been knitting since August of 2020. Oops!

Knitting: Bunny Hats

Now that I'm back in the land of winter, where knitwear is de rigueur... nay, essential... I have picked up my long-dormant knitting hobby again.

Knitting: Mountain Cowl in Magnum

My comically large cowl!

Knitting: Assam Cardigan in Tahki Tandem

This is a bit unusual for the blog in that it's not something I've sewn, but I thought it worth sharing: my mom knit me a sweater!

Makes in the Wild and Exciting News

Some exciting news!:

First, my blog's gotten a couple shout-outs recently... my Comox trunks for Tim played a part in the Thread Theory Comox Trunk parade and my Lisette Attache peplum blouse wrangled its way into a spot in Made by Rae's Spring Top Sewalong wrapup!  Yay!

Second, I am a pattern tester for a brand new pants pattern by the stylish Kelli over at True Bias... the Hudson pant (check out her preview on Instagram)!  I am so excited!  Can you tell by the number of exclamation points I have used so far in this post (5 thus far)?

And, the cherry on top, I was chosen to be part of the blog tour for the next Perfect Pattern Parcel, a great project supporting two worthy causes: independent sewing pattern designers and Donorschoose.org.  Check out the new PPP blog here.  More on that project in a few weeks!!


This is how I feel about all of this news:

"I'm somebody now!"
"Things are going to start happening to me now!"




OK, back to makes in the wild:  I just wanted to show you some of my makes on their new owners... they always look better photographed on the intended recipient than on a hanger!

Colleen looking super cute in her under-the-sea themed Polly tank:

A blurry pic of the girls in their matching Skater Dresses, deep in a post-Easter egg hunt/Frozen-induced stupor:

A closer view of Zoe in her Skater dress, layered over a long-sleeved tee:

Zoe adores her scarf hat thingy I knit her last year.  This is her picking out a Christmas tree (way back in December) while wearing it, but she also frequently just wears it around the house on her own accord, just for kicks, which cracks me up:

Zoe this Mother's Day wearing her plaid patchwork jumper:

Gwen Slouchy Beret

I needed a knitting project to keep me occupied during our recent trip to Cambodia... something small and portable, with an easy-to-follow pattern.  I've been wanting to make one of those slouchy, beret-style hats for a while now.  Not that I have much call for a hat here in Bangkok, but useful when traveling to chillier climes!

I poked around on Ravelry a bit and found this cute (and free!) pattern for a lacey, slouchy beret: the Gwen Slouchy Beret.  It worked with a yarn that I already had in my stash: the super soft and light Patons Silk Bamboo (thanks, Jamie!).

The pattern was super easy to follow, knitted up really quickly and I am very happy with the final result!  I like how you can wear it two different ways and it still looks good: sort of hanging off the back of your head or down over your ears. I also like that it took almost exactly one ball of the Silk Bamboo yarn.  I've got several balls of this yarn left in eggplant purple, peacock blue and more of the moss green.  Who wants a beret?

Eli Baby Top

I whipped up a shortened version of this knit Eli Baby Dress for Anna... it came out pretty cute!  I love how the lacy leaves form the neckline.  It'll probably fit her in the spring/early summer.

I made it into a top rather than a dress by stopping at row 60 and then adding the seed stitch hem.  I also sewed a button on the back and crocheted a tiny button loop with the long tail left over from my cast-on rather than using ties.  

Made with Plymouth Yarn's Grass (a cotton and hemp mix) in a blue/gray color.