Author Archives: catherine
cotton candy + chocolate
Or, hello, my new Escheresque is finished: So warm and toasty, I think this hat will be making a few trips up to the ski cabin. The fit is snug, and the thick cabled brim covers my ears up nicely. … Continue reading
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brimmed!
Lots of cables and hot pink this weekend: I made it around the cabled brim on my new Escheresque, so now it’s time to pick up stitches and do some (relatively) mindless stockinette. Although we haven’t really had a very … Continue reading
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hat tricks
This week it’s all about cables. And quick projects–I’ve started two, good thing there were no New Year’s resolutions about project monogamy. First, a hat to coordinate with the scarf I finished up in December: You may recall that the … Continue reading
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savory green super breakfast
My new favorite breakfast these days may sound a little oddball: Oatmeal–with kale! I first heard about mixing oats with greens over at the Heather Eats Almond Butter blog, and I was oh-so-skeptical. But after a friend mentioned her love … Continue reading
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New pattern: bungalow hat
The lastest issue of Knitscene magazine is available now, and I’m thrilled to tell you that one of my patterns is included in this issue: The bungalow hat is a quick knit, worked up in Rowan’s Denim yarn. The pattern … Continue reading
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two oh one two
Happy New Year! I hope you’re all having a good one so far. It’s been pretty low key around here. Yesterday I wished the old year good-bye and got some snaps of my last finished object of the year: A … Continue reading
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year’s end
I’ve been quiet here on the blog, too busy enjoying time with family and friends, and savoring the last little bits of 2011: I hope you’ve been having an enjoyable year’s end as well, I’ll be back soon with more … Continue reading
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transitory
I’ve been living out of my backpack and hopping around quite a bit these past few weeks: Hiking through the desert Speeding along rural highways Early morning bus rides over the San Francisco Bay And through it all, I’ve been … Continue reading
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About those thanksgiving plans…
So far, it’s looking like even my “scaled down” collection of Thanksgiving travel yarn was too much: I brought nine (and a bit) balls of yarn with me, and have used only one (and a bit) balls of yarn to … Continue reading
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travel plans
As I mentioned yesterday, we’re traveling for Thanksgiving this year. Last night I started figuring out what knitting to bring and came up with this: First, my “Thanksgiving travels” are actually going to extend a bit beyond Thanksgiving weekend, so … Continue reading
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