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    Watercolors (handmade wardrobe #2)

    Please forgive the office bathroom selfie. I’m afraid I’ll never get a photo of it, otherwise. Another Sorbetto. This one was cut without the pleat but angled out to the hips to keep some width there. It’s a bit baggy still but comfortable and the voile fabric is light weight…

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    The Marco Hat

    Done and ends woven in! I think I might have enough to make another one of these only in a different arrangement of colors. Grey as the main color, I think. 92.8 yards out of my stash with this – not a lot, but it’s progress. I don’t believe this…

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    Ugly watermelon socks

    Well that’s at least something out of the stash and WIP pile. These socks are ugly. The yarn looked so pretty in the skein, but it knit up something awful. I don’t know why I buy and knit with variegated yarns like this – I know I’m never totally thrilled with them.…

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    Settling in unsettled

    I’m giving up hope on life settling down anytime soon. There’s just too much going on and I’m trying desperately to hold it all together (and feeling like I’m failing). The husband took his interim job full time, which means we have to figure out what we’re doing as far…

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    Zoo-ish (What can I say? I like birds.)

    We made a trip today to the zoo. I’m fortunate enough to live within easy driving distance to the fantastic Columbus Zoo. I don’t think I ever truly appreciated it until I went and visited other zoos elsewhere. We really do seem to have one of the best zoos, at…