As soon as Andrea Mowry released her sweater pattern for Rhinebeck 2024, I was in love. The Framed sweater has a colourwork design that is so quilty! The block strongly reminds me of the Ohio Star quilt block that I learned about when quilting my grandmother’s sampler quilt in 2023. It’s not exactly the same, but it’s definitely similar. I…
Last winter, I noticed a big hole in my wardrobe: a winter coat that wasn’t just a ski jacket. This wasn’t always a hole in my wardrobe. In fact, I have a beautiful duffle coat that I made 6ish years ago. But it doesn’t fit anymore. Because climbing shoulders. So I just made do with wearing my ski jacket every…
Here’s another of the gifts I made this year! This one is a scarf and a hat that I knit for one of my favourite humans, my best friend Peter. I decided to make a Skiff hat, which I’ve made a couple times before. I made one for my uncle and aunt this year, in addition to the one below.…
I finished my Opium coat and I love it a lot! I had a crazy couple of weeks and didn’t get much sewing time, and was sort of losing my mind because of it. I carved out a chunk of time on the weekend and a bit more Monday and Tuesday in order to reclaim my sanity and finished this…
I have a confession before I even get into this post. When trying to type the title, I not only first typed “Cascade Cuddle Coat”, my second attempt was “Cascade Fuddle Coat”. Both of which I really think should be under consideration if Grainline wants to rename the pattern. That being said, I do have such a coat-making problem. I…
