No Idle Hands

Before I had kids, I was sure that I'd be the kind of mother who sewed all her kids' Halloween costumes. Now that I'm actua...

My son started Hebrew school this fall and I am trying to get him comfortable with the idea of wearing a kippah (yarmulke) in synagogue. On...

And not even trying to be. I just revamped our appliance cozies (what?! you don't HAVE appliance cozies!?) and wanted to record the even...

My real job is teaching middle school French. So when I saw this fabric at the end of last school year, I just allowed myself to give into t...

I knit a shawl back in 2002 that had me swearing up and down the beaches of Block Island as I dropped numerous yarnovers and attempted ...

There was a time in the late 80s when I owned a LOT of floral clothing. I had a navy floral mini-skirt, a beige floral jumper (remember t...

Everyone and her auntie has made the Schoolhouse Tunic , and now it's my turn. My sis got me the pattern a few years ago when I started ...

I'm finally getting to some sewing that I meant to finish years ago, when my daughter had less surface area and a little fabric went ...

I received a beautiful piece of Alexander Henry cotton lawn for my big birthday, but just one yard. This proved a bit of a challenge when ...

I'm back! I've been sewing lots over the past year but only for Liloup  (my Etsy shop). Alas, the shoemaker's children have suff...

I've used up my leftovers from the hedgehog sweater to make a new triangle-shaped scarf.  My old triangle-shaped scarf, lacy and fu...

In celebration of having an accepted offer on our home, I've busted out all my sewing gear and allowed it to overtake our living room o...

Just whipped this up, a belated Hannukah present for my husband (he got the Kindle, too).  It's from this tutorial , which is perfect...

What a treat to knit something quick and lovely for a friend.  This chemo cap comes from this pattern , which I found on Ravelry  (do you k...

It's been so long since I knit something for myself that I can't actually recall what my last project was...something that predates...