a finished project, but not the expected one.

Today is my beloved husband's birthday (Happy Birthday, my love!). So y'all might have thought I'd have his sweater finished, like I said I would. Alas, I fell a bit short on that front: I'm only partway through the first sleeve. I just can't knit fast enough these days, given how busy, and consequently very…

sleeve caps, apples, and autumn

Last week was so incredibly busy that I didn't have any opportunity at all to work on my husband's sweater; the only projects that got any love at all were the small projects I keep at the office (right now, a cowl for someone special, and the hat I'm test knitting), and his sweater is…

hello, autumn.

Autumn is absolutely my favorite time of the year. I love the colors, the crispness of the air, the way the sunlight looks this time of year...everything. I've been trying to get outside a bit to enjoy it, despite my unusually busy schedule these past few weeks. I don't think I've mentioned here yet that…

a sock!

What better way to both close out Project Spectrum (I almost typed "Project Runway", because that's what I'm watching on TV right now!), and welcome Socktoberfest, than with this: A sock! Namely, the sock I started while I was in Ohio, with WATER-themed yarn, for Project Spectrum. I've been knitting on it at my office,…