cellarium hat

Knitting Notes

Pattern: Cellarium by Rachel Illsley (Unwind Knits) Yarn: The Alpaca Yarn Co. Paca-Peds in the Stardust Colorway Needles: Size 2 circs and Size 3 DPNs Here’s Cellarium hat #2. I waffled over using this yarn – I was a little afraid of how busy it might look over the pattern. But I’m pretty happy with

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back garden

Garden Notes

I had full intentions of getting seaweed and spreading it over the garden with compost and then covering that with straw. But it continues to be wet at the times I would actually be able to go out and do anything. We may or may not be getting our first measurable snow tonight (the latest

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Norway Pine Hat

Knitting Notes

Pattern: Norway Pine Hat by Sarah Rhody Yarn: Studio Donegal Donegal Wool Spinning Company worsted yarn Needles: Size 6 and 8 circs and Size 8 DPNs I really liked the color of this yarn. And I really liked the looks of this pattern. It used up the entire skein of yarn. And it is way

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Garden Notes

Well, Fall definitely happened. We are no longer in the land of weirdly warm temps. I’ve been going out in my lunch hour and clearing out the back bed. The greens are still out, and I really need to de-strawberry everything, but I’m ready to get some seaweed, empty out the compost barrel, and straw

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willow branches hat

Knitting Notes

Pattern: Willow Branches Hat by Heather Anderson Yarn: Bare Naked Wools Targhee Tango Sport in the Apilado colorway and Quince & Co. Chickadee in the Belize colorway Needles: Size 4 and 5 circs and size 5 DPNs I have a gradient set of yarn I’ve been looking for a pattern for, and quite of few

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back garden

Garden Notes

Here are the garden beds on Monday, before our first frost. Hilariously, not as much changed after that night as I’d have thought it should. The zinnias and zucchini were toast – I pulled those out in the middle of the week. What is shocking is that the dahlias are still alive. The foliage and

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