I am reaching the age where all of my friends are beginning to start families. Growing bellies abound and I imagine the distant sound of babies crying will soon follow. As a gift for the bundle(s) on the way, I thought a little hat to keep their keppele warm would be just the thing. I can never order off of a menu without at least one modification,...

Me vs. The Moth I used to work for a luxury sweater company when I was in NY. One of the benefits of this job was cashmere. Lots of cashmere. I have more sweaters than a girl should. Or rather, than a normal girl might have. I am very lucky, especially when the weather outside is blustery and Boston-like. The problem is that we have moths. Whenever...

Last time Mike’s sister was visiting, she did not have proper winter hand covers. I have a pair of mittens that I recently finished and she liked, so I decided to make her a similar pair. I used a beautiful rust-colored Ultra Alpaca yarn from Berocco (color #6228), that is 50% super fine alpaca and 50% Peruvian wool, and the pattern below. I planned...

I’m easily influenced by the seasons. In the fall when the mercury begins to drop, the leaves turn colors and fall from the trees, I find myself getting excited for cold weather activities. I dig out my sweaters from storage, start to bake more, and pick up the unfinished knitting from last year. This year has been no different and I’ve...