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Then & Now

Gabby's 1st birthday and Mr. Browns 3rd Birthday Taken this summer after Gabby turned 10 and Mr. Brown turned 12.

Barley & Antler: Finished Objects

just reading a pattern when this grotty pumpkin came rolling across my keyboard...  Back in September I believe, I text my brother to see what color hat I should make Bump for the new winter season. Yellow. Bright yellow, so it will be easy to spot him on the playground. top hat: Cascade 220 Superwash Paints. Bottom Hat: Purl Soho Worsted Twist in Yellow Yellow This coincided nicely with my mom's jaunt to New York City. I dashed off a list and directions for her to Purl Soho. Two weeks later a gorgeous skein of Purl Soho Worsted Twist in Yellow Yellow arrived. Fast forward a few months. Hawaii Oktoberfest knitting retreat thanksgiving Christmas in Florida January 1st was the start of America's Knitting new Knit-A-Long. We are doing all patterns from Tin Can Knits for one month. Barley was an obvious choice for this yellow yellow yarn. It turned out perfect with plenty left over for a huge pompom on top. It's perfect. It covers his ears to keep h

New Year New Me New blah blah blah

I gave up resolutions years ago. Too much pressure for a girl who's whims change almost hourly some days. Instead I try to challenge myself to new things. That way if they aren't for me I can nix them instead of beating myself up for sleeping an extra hour and not hauling my arse out of bed to do meditation and sun salutations. If I'm asleep, isn't that a pretty good sign of excellent meditation? Maybe not to the masters but it's restorative enough for me. So back to challenges and trying new things. This year I have decided to throw down and really challenge myself to something huge. In my mind it's huge. For some of you it will probably seem like a walk in the park. For me it feels like a walk in the park, with a cat on a leash who does not want to be on the leash so it lays flat on the ground, and a pack of rabid dogs showing up. If that clue wasn't enough for you to guess what I'm talking about I'll tell you... Circular Shawls.