Some patterns are addictive. Right now, the Dovetail cowl is my knitting vice. It's engaging but simple, practical but pretty. I ...

Four patterns, one shirt. Who knew that a Frankenstein approach to sewing could work so well? I've been loving my Tova pattern , b...

Words and stitches are distracting me from all that is new this week: new school for Milo, new lonely commute home (I desperately miss my...

A little bit of sewing almost forgotten. My mom sometimes brings tea with her when she comes to visit, so I made her a tea wallet w...

It takes having a quiet evening on a cottage vacation to finally get a photo of this cardigan (photos are my biggest hurdle lately - e...

When packing for vacation, it's my knitting/reading bag that gets the most thought. How many books is considered enough? What new kni...

Whoops, there goes 3 weeks. I'm going to gloss over the fairly comical story of finishing a 10 month renovation and then experienc...

Fireworks are exploding in the background, so it seems fitting to write about my 13th and final book in this year's Canadian Book Ch...

Oh yes, this is one cute baby hat pattern. I suppose you can't go wrong with the simple combination of cables, bear ears and bows. If...

Not long ago I made a f ox pillow for a friend . I was a little smitten with it myself and couldn't stop thinking about the face cons...