A few months ago I was contacted by the folks over at Stitchcraft Marketing to see if I would be interested in knitting something out of Manos del Uruguay Alegria. Alegria is a fingering weight yarn that is 75% superwash merino and 25% polyamide and comes in 445 yard/100g skeins. I went pattern surfing and decided I really… Continue reading Knit Me: Manos del Uruguay
A week or two ago I was contacted by the folks over at Stitchcraft Marketing to see if I would be interested in reviewing the new Sweet Sheep Lotion Bar from Love+Leche. Love+Leche is a New Mexico company that specializes in producing soap and lotion bars from natural ingredients. They use local beeswax, flowers,… Continue reading Love+Leche Lotion Bars
This year while at Rhinebeck, I looked up and found myself in the Green Mountain Spinnery booth. Immediately I confirmed on Ravelry that a sweater pattern that I had been longing to knit called for the yarn I was standing in front of at the time. I eagerly purchased 6 skeins of Weekend Wool in… Continue reading Faro
The final tea in my last order from Capital Teas was Lemongrass Ginger Serenity (Organic). From the website, Lemongrass Ginger Serenity contains lemongrass, ginger, licorice and peppermint. It is available in a variety of sizes including 2oz for $9.95, 4oz for $19.90, 8oz for $37.81, 1lb for $71.64 and 2lbs for $135.32. When I first… Continue reading Drink Me: Capital Teas, Lemongrass Ginger Serenity
I generally try and keep this blog reserved for all things knitting and tea related, and steer clear of political discussion. I find it works best that way, and often I don’t see politics and knitting and tea together. That has changed in the recent weeks. Today the United States inaugurates a new President. Unfortunately… Continue reading Craftivism.
As I did last year, I always like to look back at the year and see what I crafted. This year’s official tally includes: 25 hats (baby and adult included) 10 pairs of socks (mostly adult, but a few for Roxy) 5 baby/kid sweaters 6 shawls 4 cowls 4 toys 2 pairs of slippers 3… Continue reading 2016 Knits
Another tea I added to my last order from Capital Teas was Christmas Cookie. From the website, Christmas Cookie contains organic crystallized ginger (organic cane sugar, organic ginger), organic cinnamon, organic apple pieces, organic ginger, organic star anise, organic licorice root and organic barley malt. It comes in a variety of sizes: 2oz for $8.95,… Continue reading Drink Me: Capital Teas, Christmas Cookie
As some of you know, I didn’t grow up celebrating Christmas. However, when I married my husband I was adopted into his family’s Christmas customs. Since I don’t have a collection of Christmas ornaments for our tree, I decided that I would build our collection with intent, making each ornament special. Every year I buy… Continue reading A Very Buffalo Christmas.
A month ago I shared with you my plans for NaKniSweMo 2016. As I suspected, my sweater didn’t end up being 50,000 stitches, but I did finish in time and I’m thrilled with the finished sweater! Just so the details are all in one place: The Pattern: Lady Marple by Nadia Cretin-Lechenne The Yarn: Spirit Trail Fiberworks Zalti in… Continue reading NaKniSweMo 2016 in the books!
About a month ago I was contacted by the folks over at Stitchcraft Marketing to see if I would be interested in knitting something with Louet Gems yarn. Gems is Louet’s 100% Superwash Merino yarn that is both machine washable and dryable, making it a great choice for easy care knits. I had a choice of the… Continue reading Knit Me: Louet Gems Worsted
