the key to a happy holiday: cozy layers & a ‘lil pumpkin pie…

Chic Knits {{ HEY GIRL }} cardi – our version of the boyfriend – http://bit.ly/X2gxTi

— Linen jumper with full-length T-Dress liner from Monoreno; Tati boots by Børn —

There’s nothing I like better than a newly finished hand-knit and good food with friends!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING Everybody!

today in Portland overnight freezing temps call for a new cap in the softest of merinos in the yummiest of colors…

Now that it’s what I like to call “gap weather” here in Portland, it’s time to make the neckwear to fill the, you know…

I’ve been busy making a little lace accessory for moi with some of my knitting friends

If you’d like to join us – there’s an Alby KAL going on in the Chic Knits group here…

We’re having lots of fun putting together Alby shawls in very pretty color combinations – I’m on my Alby #4. When I first put my colors together, I was going to use some really interesting variegated sock yarn for the body of the shawl (now slated for a slouchy beanie) but as I was knitting my border I noticed a color combo that occured with the lace against the dark indigo jeans I was wearing –

This pinged my memory – I had some left-over yarn from a 2012 beanie project and it would be perfect for a simple but dramatic pairing:

I love the look of the creamy BARE NAKE WOOL fingering (in Oatmeal) alongside the dark dark navy of the RANCO.

And there’s something about when you hit an exciting ingredient point that spurs the knitting right along and it wasn’t too much later that this happened:

If I kick it into high gear – I can wear this to Sunday brunch. hmm…

….. get into the fun over here…prizes and more…Alby KAL …..