Spindles and Spices

Road to China is my new favorite yarn. What is not to like? The deep purple color is a winner. The combination of 65% baby alpaca (not jus...

When traveling on public transportation or shopping at the produce market, I am overcome with slouch hat envy. Although the weather here doe...

Cross country ski season is here, and with it comes a new ski hat. May I present to you I Heart Pom Poms by Karen Borrel. I have somehow m...

Greaseball wasn't too irritated with me. This picture is taken post sweater fiasco: I wanted to try a dog sweater I'm knitting up o...

The annoying thing about kids is that they persist on growing, leaving a debris of lovingly hand knit goods behind. The cutest baby in the ...

This time, the stash busting included both produce in the refrigerator and leftover project yarn. Since broccoli has been super cheap and go...

My saffron is here! So far, I have 9 stamens from three flowers. A paella's worth of saffron it is not, but hopefully more of the crocus...

The Tilden Park Scarf is an easy ruffled and ruched infinity scarf that adds a feminine touch to any outfit. My fertile friends ar...

I found these fabulous, folding shopping bags at my favorite Target alternative, Ichiban Kan . My friend, (Jen who remains blogless), showed...

The slouch trend could no longer be ignored. I had to have one, regardless if I looked silly or not! The top of my head and the tips of my e...

I had recently knit a bunch of baby hats for my cousin's twins. The twins, affectionately and appropriately called the Mini JJs , reques...

When I was a child, I was constantly bored. In fact, I bugged my parents about it so much that I was forbidden to mention the "B word....

The Tilden Park Scarf is an easy ruffled and ruched infinity scarf that adds a feminine touch to any outfit. It's baby season! We...

The boy and I were looking for birthday gifts for his mother and my father (stick with me here, there is a point). Conveniently,they share t...