Wool Coats
Last year I braved sixteen pair of pajammas. This year I thought I would be more sensible, do something easier, give myself a break at the busiest time of the year. Note to self: making lined wool...
View ArticleThe Tooth Fairy
I was sitting at dinner with Isaac the other night when he said to me, “Mommy, I ate a bad apple for snack after school today.” When I asked him what was bad about it, he said, ” It hurt my tooth when...
View ArticleBanditito Siete
As our seventh wedding anniversary approached I was trying to decide what to make for my hubbie. We rarely, if ever, purchase gifts for one and other, but often we will make something special. Some...
View ArticleFather’s Day Quilt
I often receive emails from Purl Soho with project ideas. When this one was dropped in my inbox, I was smitten. In full disclosure this was sold as an ‘easy weekend’ project. Perhaps for some, but I...
View ArticleBirthday Knits
Each year as the kids birthdays approach, I begin thinking about what meaningful gift(s) I can make for them. When I was pregnant with Isaac I learned how to knit. I used to go over to my Bubie’s...
View ArticleStriped Cowl
I have spent the past several months knitting things for my kids. In fact, I rarely knit anything for myself. After birthday season finished up, and the holidays were done, I was feeling like gifting...
View ArticleA scarf for my Best Friend
Eighteen or so years ago I graduated high school and wanted an internship at an LA office to get a sense of the field I was about to study at University. I found an article in a magazine listing the...
View ArticleHeart Dress
Yes. I’ve been MIA for a long while now. The past few months have been so unordinary, so amazing, so rich and full with work and travel that I just haven’t had the mind space to record many of the...
View ArticleStitched Dish Towels
These towels were an undertaking. When I saw an image online that inspired the idea I thought this could be a simple and really beautiful idea for a birthday present for my mom who just moved into a...
View ArticleDecember Friends
Oh December… how you push me every year. I usually start in August in preparation for all of the birthdays and holidays that collide each December. Every year I try to simplify even more, and although...
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