Happy Birthday to Me!

Today was my birthday and although I will be celebrating it with more friends on Friday I still wanted to do something on the day with the hubby, my sister and, of course, the dogs! So we went to my favorite place to eat outdoors in the city (it had to be outdoors because of [...]

Mistakes happen…

It’s how you go about fixing them that matters! The picture above is my latest WIP – a Wood Hollow Vest as a birthday present for my mom’s 55th birthday. The broken rib was looking quite wonky to me and I was wondering what was going on only to remember that I had changed [...]

I'm a Winner!

I’m so excited that my design, Folha Luz, was one of the two winning patterns for the Fiberphile Design Contest! I’m doubly excited as well because the other winning designer is Vanessa from The Fiber Fix who is also a good friend of mine. How amazing is that? And as part of my winnings [...]

2010 – A Year in Knits

It is the last day of 2010 and I’m feeling, honestly, a little relieved. Sure, 2010 had some great moments but overall it was a pretty sucky year for hubby and I (not between us, just life getting in the way) and we’re feeling ready to welcome 2011. I for one am hoping that 2011 [...]

Folha Luz

So excited to announce that I published my first pattern, Folha Luz, today! It being my first design, I am hoping that not only will people like it, but that it will be a fun knit to boot. I know that I loved knitting it up and have been wearing it every chance I [...]