Happy Halloween!

We just took the pups on a walk around the neighborhood and had a great time seeing all the little kids dressed up (as well as the not-so-little adults) and trick or treating! The part of Brooklyn where we live is incredibly family-friendly so it was actually quite overwhelming how many people were out there [...]

October 31st, 2009 | Category: Doggies, holidays, knitting, Socktoberfest, sweater | 4 comments

A Finished Object…

I *was* planning on showing knitting for this post, but a more important FO came up! One of my dearest friends that I have spoken about quite often before and that I threw that baby shower for in September just had her baby boy! Everyone, meet the gorgeous Tudor with cherry red lips!

Isn’t [...]

October 24th, 2009 | Category: life, photography | 11 comments

Rhinebeck fun

I went to the NYS Sheep & Wool Festival in Rhinebeck and I had such a great time! It was my first fiber festival ever and I just loved being there! It was awesome to have so many yarn shops to peruse in one spot. The festival was so big there was just no way [...]

October 18th, 2009 | Category: cookie a., Fiber Festivals, food, knitting, Rhinebeck, stash, yarn diet | 23 comments

And so comes Fall…

The air has cooled down, I have started thinking of gloves and shawlettes (because we all know shawlettes are so in and scarves are so out) and sweaters, and though this is my favorite season of all, it is also the beginning of the dreaded flu season. Yes, dear readers, I came down with the [...]

October 5th, 2009 | Category: cookie a., Fall, fiberphiles, knitting, socks, Socktoberfest, Uncategorized | 18 comments