Indecisive

October 18, 2011

Stitches East is this weekend, and I can’t make up my mind whether to go or not. My parents live just thirty minutes outside Hartford, making it a relatively easy drive once I’m down in Connecticut. And I know my father and stepmother will be happy to spend the day with Oliver who, in turn, [...]

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First pair for Socktoberfest

October 5, 2011

[flickr id="6214214445" thumbnail="medium" align="center"] Oh how I love fall. Fall means I can walk around in warm wooly socks handknit especially for me. What a luxury!   Pattern: Almondine socks Designer: Anne Hanson (from Sock Knitting Master Class) Yarn: Miss Babs Yummy Superwash Sock Yarn in Forest Afternoon (it’s really much greener IRL than blue) [...]

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Much ado about Kate’s shrug

October 3, 2011

Wedding stylist Clare Mukherjee writes in the Huffington Post today that her most oft requested bridal garments lately aren’t panties that give brides a Pippa Middleton derrière, but Angora boleros or shrugs like the one the Duchess of Cambridge wore to her wedding reception (above). Mukherjee writes about her search, “I tentatively Googled ‘angora white [...]

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Dance (and fashion) in East London

October 3, 2011

I spotted this clever UK-produced ad for Westfield Stratford (huge shopping mall) on a couple blogs last week. No breakdancing  — maybe they didn’t break dance in East London? — but otherwise fun to watch. Enjoy!

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If it’s October, it must be Socktoberfest

October 2, 2011

For months I’ve been hearing about Socktoberfest and yesterday I figured out what it’s all about. There’s a group on Ravelry that spends the month focused on knitting socks. My kind of group! I adore knitting socks, and I’ve had my Almondines on my needles for a couple months. I’d like to finish them off [...]

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Waiting

September 30, 2011

[flickr id="6196127022" thumbnail="medium" align="center"] Yesterday we had an appointment for Verizon to set up FIOS at our new house. They were supposed to arrive anywhere between 1 and 5 p.m. Around 5:30 we call Verizon … the technician is “on his way.” Around 6 p.m. heavy rain starts to fall and lightning streaks the sky. [...]

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Shetland triangle lace shawl

September 28, 2011

I’ve been craving gray lately. And no, I’m not depressed. I love the look of the skies before a storm, the hair of a woman who has let nature have her way, the way certain steely colors glow against a white blouse. Knitting this triangular lace shawl soothed my craving. Pattern: Shetland triangle lace shawl [...]

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Cadence sweater

September 20, 2011

We never made it up to Maine over Labor Day weekend (sob! but more plans are in the works) so I was able to make great strides on my Cadence sweater, part of the Newbie and the Knitter Knitalong. It took me about two weeks to knit up and was quite enjoyable to work on, [...]

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Stop me if you think you’ve seen this before

September 19, 2011

My friend Jenna sent me the link to this film over the weekend. Being the huge Smiths fan, I’m embarrassed to admit I’d never seen this homage to Morrissey till now … and indeed, while watching it, I had the weirdest feeling that it was a joke (“that joke isn’t funny anymore”) because Morrissey — [...]

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Picking up the pieces

August 31, 2011

Irene has come and gone. We fared okay — a few downed branches and this: We were very, very lucky. The tree missed hitting the house by three feet and that wire you see? That’s our cable line. The tree missed that by a foot. My husband bought a chainsaw yesterday, so with any luck, [...]

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