I have only had eyes for knitting the past eight weeks or so. Maybe it's been the wind whipping around outside or my fluid-filled lungs or the coziness of my first, finished patchwork quilt. But in my free time, I've wanted only to plant myself, firmly and for as long as possible with an audiobook in my ears and a pile of wool in my lap.
When time DOESN'T allow for me to pretend that I'm on a lavish winter vacation, I sneak in stitching between reading aloud to the littlest and filling orders for the shop.
Awhile back I test knitted this lovely shawl for Andrea Mowry. She's on Ravelry as Dreareneeknits and this design is available for free through Monday night! My Ravelry notes are here.
And this morning, with the kids away overnight, I woke up early with an itch to sew. I made the outsides for a tote or two and stitched up this notions pouch using some fresh Cotton and Steel. The pattern is Noodlehead's and goes with a larger tote designed with knitters in mind.
My shop's shelves are empty after a little sale last week and something about clearing the shelves has me excited to get to work on the spring collection. More about that soon, I hope:)
What's striking your fancy these days?
Joining Frontier Dreams readers over here today.
