I made a page for the GAL so that it’s easy for me to explain what it is, how it works, and how people can participate: GoalAlong. It outlines how this will work. At least at this point. After all, I…
Goal-along
In my offline life, I do a lot of coaching – both conventional athletic, on the soccer field coaching but also off the field with players, friends, and family. I really love to help people parse their hopes and dreams…
darkness and light
I heard a bird sing In the dark of December. A magical thing And sweet to remember. “We are nearer to Spring Than we were in September,” I heard a bird sing In the dark of December. Oliver Herford
Wee Sweater free pattern
Want to knit a sweater before Christmas? There is always still time with this pattern! I can finish one of these in 45 minutes, and the testers also reported times under an hour. The best part? Just two ends to…
Sugarplums
Let’s travel in time and space, and find a world where we are graceful ballet dancers, or where a warm, fire-lit Dickensian Christmas surrounds us. I can’t wait to make these every year. They are so bright-tasting, so marvellously delicious,…
Win a year’s worth of patterns!
Come on over to Instagram where I’m running a contest. It’s time to celebrate the first year of sharing my patterns with you. Around this time in 2014 I was starting to think about entering the Design Along hosted by…
goals and a delightful life
I love goals. I enjoy the implied sense of dreaming a better future every goal entails. I enjoy the feeling that I am on a journey and the destination keeps getting better. But goals can sabotage us, especially when we…
Successfully Sweatering
CustomFit – It takes sweater designer Amy Herzog’s extraordinary brain and experience and puts them at your disposal. I’ve been wanting to try it ever since it first launched, and I finally got around to it this fall. Your body measurements. Your…
A little hero assistance
Iron Man is helping with my knitting tonight. I’m working on writing up the tiny sweaters as a free pattern. If you’re interested in test knitting, just leave me your Ravelry name in the comments.