summer is about half done for me

In summer, the song sings itself.  ~William Carlos Williams


Williams is by far, one of my favorite modernist poets. And so often, he has just the right words, for just the right moment. It is no surprise that he can then sum up this season for me.


The air is warm, clothes are few, feet are bare. We spend endless hours outside, inhaling it all, and you need not force the beauty of the day. It just....is. Yet, it has been a loooooooong  time since I was a child, and this song of summer seems a song of youth. During the endless hot days of adulthood summers, one finds ways to both entertain the children and entertain oneself. While they are engrossed in the beauty and heat of it all, I sit sweating with a bottle of water and some knitting (probably why I'm sweating....). Yet, I do love it. And kind of hate, but try to remember why I loved it.

As I get older, I begin to appreciate more, the art of handmade, the beauty of home, the process of creation, and the joy in doing. So, instead of spending another idle summer at the park, letting the children play, I've decided to create for me (and if the rest of the family finds happiness in my creations, so be it.)


So, remember the ugly old weeded front yard? Remember seeing my sweaty chest? The hottest day of the year. (I'm a genius. Really.)

Well, that hard work paid off. One blister, one knife cut and one busted cuticle later...







My front yard is done!!!!!! I love it! We love it. It is so purty.




I also found a local restaurant that had thrown this beauty in the trash. I put it on my covered side porch and Voila! A garden cart!



I finally got the curtains done. (Okay...I got two out of three done. It is kind of like second sock syndrome. You knitters know what i mean. I see the fabric. It is measured out. Ready to iron and sew and BAM! No motivation to finish. The kids may or may not have given up hope. I stopped asking.)



I've also started getting my feet wet dyeing again, despite my haitus.




And lastly...I've got a hoodie pattern in the works. But shhh...this is top secret. You can't tell anyone....

such a bad poster

every once in a while i come on and apologize for being a bad blogger.

when will i realize, this is just me. i'm a bad blogger. there. it is out there. the whole world knows it. or maybe, just those of you that read my blog. the rest of the world is still clueless about my blogging.

those who are gracious enough to humor me by checking and in reading...well, i have an update! it was about time. it really was. again, i'm putting myself in a corner as soon as i finish here. i promise.

i've dyed yarn. they are both stocking at Knit Night on Thursday.

Side Note :Some of the artisans are auctioning some lovelies for Japan relief through the Red Cross. CHECK IT OUT.

I haven't been lucky enough to have extra dyeing time. I've been busy. The school year is drawing to an end. (Thank goodnes. I'm exhausted.)

This week I offer to you...Run Fox Run. A fan favorite.



And my springtime ritual...Dogwood.

wow...it has been so long

i really haven't been posting much lately. why is that you think? three kids? working full time? holidays? birthdays?

ALL OF THE ABOVE.

But, I'm sure you may or may not be able to sympathize. I assure you, though, I haven't been sitting idle in this time. I've been very very busy.

So, below will be a snap shot into what I've been busy doing...with Comfort Wool at least.

Hats for the kids:
Hat and Mitten set for an auction winner at my kids' school.

YYMN sleep sack for a customer
sweater for my daughter. I HEAVILY modified the Daffodil pattern from Rav.
A Hootie Who romper for a YYMN. Newborn size.

Custom Yarns...
A little experimental dyeing..."the road less traveled."
A custom dye and knit...My colorway "Birch Blossom" and my romper design.

Another Hootie Who romper YYMN. Size 3mo.

A Jungle Gym overalls for a newborn. YYMN. (This pattern was just released. More info coming in separate blog post.)

Pre-Order and simplicity sweater club

RFR Pre-Order

Kelly: Shipped Monday, August 23
Rach: Ships Tuesday the 24th
Kristen: Drying Monday August 23
Beth: Yarn arrived on August 21.
Lisa: Yarn arrived on August 21
Kiersten: Drying Monday August 23
Laura: Shipped on Friday, August 20

simplicity sweater club

meg: shipped Monday, August 23
dev: ships Tuesday, August 24
kate: invoiced
kelly: dyeing this week
erin: dyeing this week.

summer is winding down....dyeing updates

summer is winding down and i'm sad to think of leaving my sweet babies to go back to work. but then, i remember how well taken care of they are at their school. I also remember how much my students need me and how much I adore them, and I get excited at the prospect of being part of their lives and teaching them.

ahhh...and i remember, that with the school year comes cooler days. a wonderful reminder when the temperature is suppose to be triple digits tomorrow.

but that isn't why i started this blog post at all.

I wanted to update my people waiting on their pre-orders. I'm wading through a 350 Mosaic Moon coop at the moment, trying to get those packaged and out of my living space. I love yarn, but WHOA.

So...here is where we are:

Run Fox Run

Cestari orders: Should ship this Friday. I beg of you to not be too mad if I fall behind this update since I'm technically ahead of schedule. ♥

Mt Meadow: Ordered

Nova: Ordered

Simplicity Sweater Club

All bases ordered.

Some updates

Blogging is hard.

Summer is harder

Three kids always under the feet, trips to keep them engaged. A newborn. You get the idea.

I do have some updates, so hang on to your seat!

Where to begin...

First some custom updates.

Working on a romper in Nurturing Threads Wizard colorway. This project is touch and go. I'm down to just 2.5 ounces and need to complete 8" of leg and two short sleeves. Pray for me, will ya?



Then there was some knitting for a neice on the way. This is knit in Western Sky Knits Iris colorway



And I can't not knit for myself. This is madelinetosh sock in ginger. I'm knitting up a simple things for myself for the fall.



And I also finished a Goodale in MM Copper Patina







And I've been working on a new pattern, because little boys need cute things, too.



And some dyeing.

is that....YARN?

I've been on a hiatus from dyeing this school year. Something about being in the midst of the school year makes my dyeing mojo nill. I'm normally too exhausted to do anything that requires standing when I get home from work.

But, as the school year draws to a close, my dye pot has been itching to get used.

Look for these and more on June 28th at Comfort Wool.

The other day I posted some semi-solids I had dyed. Here is the colorway it was meant to match. I imagine this cuddling the perfect newborn baby. A coming home set. This is dyed on a single ply merino, soft and luxurious. Perfect for baby or mama.

This is a five skein set, two colorway, two avocado greens and one mint green. The colorways are hand painted using a method specifically intended to eliminate pooling.


This colorway, lovingly names "Jackson" is dyed in many shaded of blue and green with a deep brown and gold. Perfect for those dog days of summer and dirty, grass stained knees.

school's (almost) out for summer!

as most of you know, i am a teacher by day. by night is, of course, another story.

i went back to work, from maternity leave on May 10th, hence the reason, I've not been posting much at all since then. But never fear, I've been busy...busy busy busy.

Since I don't want to bore you with the details of all the knitting, dyeing, schooling that has been going on. I'll just show you pretty pictures. Everyone loves pretty pictures.

Skirted Overalls in my Birch Blossom colorway. I never did get a finished pictures WITH the buttons.

A Springtime in Hollis sweater and longies set in Comfort Wool Breezy colorway (dyed by Lauren)

I also reverse engineered a sweater tank for my daughter, Elliot. Dyed by me on superwash in my Ichiban colorway.

Dyed some yarn as well...

This will be part of a set. The colorway is still drying

This was a "fortunate" mistake

So, yeah. That is about it. I know. Not much for 5 weeks. But work slows me down. Alot. Look for much more regular updates now that summer is a mere 4 days away! Woot Woot!

it's finally knit night!

i've been so excited for so long about tonight's stocking.

we have so many great friends who have agreed to come and stock their gorgeous yarns and knits on our cart.

i hope you will join us.

here is a taste of what is in store from me...go to the store to see what others have to offer....
Comfort Wool