Brian has been traveling a lot lately – this time to New York. Meanwhile I've been on a couple walks to the Chicago Botanic Garden and we all went to the Garfield Park Conservatory over the weekend.  Lately, at the Chicago Botanic Garden, the birds are all chirping and whistling and honking and quacking. All…

I sewed a button up shirt over the weekend. I've had this pattern for probably a year or two. I put off making it because I was intimidated by the two part collar and all those buttons. But as usual with a Liesl and Co. pattern, it was much easier than I thought it would…

I'm feeling so anxious for spring – can't wait to get out into the garden. In the meantime I'll have to satisfy myself with some forced forsythia. Lots of knitting news. I finished my latest sweater – there it is in the sink getting ready to be blocked. It always smells like a wet sheep…

I've been having fun playing stylist my dining room. Just today some ribbon came in the mail so I finished one last project. I used the ribbon to make a tray holder – the style that seems popular in scandinavia. It's just a simple loop of wide ribbon that hangs on a ring. I've wanted…

Bea has been enjoying rock climbing (inside) lately.  She needed a special bag to hold chalk, so she made one. Nice to know that she can bring out her sewing skills when she feels like it. She made two bags (one for a friend) with very little help from me. 

The next batch of yarn is ordered. Baby blue speckled socks with brown toe and heel.

And I'm working on the second one. I can't describe how fun this is – getting the hang of the different parts and how it all comes together – I feel clever. I ordered some yarn for a second pair. I might become a sock knitting addict.