Knit Turban Tutorial

Here's a new tutorial for y'all!  You can make these in any reversible stitch, at any gauge! Just knit a 3.75 inch (9.5 cm) by 40 inch (101.5 cm) "scarf" and sew together as illustrated above. 

Garden Update

With the early start this year, our container garden is blowing up.  We have mini cucumbers, radishes, grape tomatoes, peas, beans, swiss chard, some herbs, and salad greens.  Salad greens are so easy to grow, and I highly recommend growing them!  It's incredible how much better they taste than store-bought, and you can harvest as you go (I always tend to buy the big package of them and never use them all, putting much to waste).

We also have a mulberry branch growing into our yard from our neighbor's backyard...free game right?

Nerd Alert

In the fashion realm of matters, I've been falling into a new summer uniform.  I find myself wearing these things while purchasing more of them...a little embarressing.

Jeanne Francois could help me out by changing all my shirts to those with collars.  I want everything in her shop.

Feltron

Don't you ever wonder what your exact impact on the world around you is?  We often say that we do some things more than others, but do we really?  Nicholas Felton of New York, since 2005 has been on, what some people say, an obsessive quest to record all of his interactions, his purchases, his time spent, places visited, etc.  Every year, he has created a well designed "Feltron Annual Report", complete with info graphics and data lists from everything from beverages consumed to total miles walked.  An interesting quest for truth and reality.

I've heard about Feltron through several sources, most recently the podcast 99% Invisible, which I highly recommend.

Toot Toot

I'm excited to share the above crochet pattern book I worked on last year with author Amy Palanjian!  The book is finally available for sale through Chronicle Books.  Check it out!

Several Updates

Just hanging out tonight working on a few orders with my furs. Reminiscing about Craftstravagana last week.  Thanks to those who stopped by!

Little Craft Books are for sale at my Etsy shop

Turkish Textiles

kiboots

yuner shop

Kilim Ottomans

Fine Little Day

http://www.finelittleday.com/

I am always in love with Elisabeth's textiles and homegoods over at Fine Little Day, but this rug is exceptional.

Nigel Peake

Last weekend while we were driving home from northern Wisconsin, I was reminded how much I love the drawings of Nigel Peake.  His Ghost House book reminds me completely of the beautiful abandoned barns, shacks and sheds of our drive from the woods.

Day of Birth.

Pretty things I recieved for my birthday.