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Progress pic of the panels for this sweater :) back + one arm finished. ‘When Harry met Lucy’ on ravelry.

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“The markings upon the band begin to fade. The writing, which at first was as clear as red flame, has all but disappeared… a secret now that only fire can tell.” - The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, 2001

Want to knit this scarf? You can download my free pattern here! :)

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Ok so this is better.

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Visibly mended sweaters by Celia Pym :

“Time was really visible in this sweater. But I also loved the thinness of the yarn and the pointlessness of the exercise. It felt more like it was about preserving a relationship than a need.”

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75% of the second of four panels. Chipping away.

Pattern is ‘when sally met lucy’ (I think) on ravelry, it’s going to be a nice big sweater.

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Patchwork makeup bags

Made patchwork makeup bags out of secondhand and recycled materials to ask my BFFs to be my bridesmaids using this tutorial

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My work gave us a couple days to work on crafts we don't usually do, so I spent some time trying to quilt! I've seen people quilting pre-printed panels, so made a design and got it printed to try with. (Pretty beginner friendly!) Then pieced together a smaller one (math hard). And finally messed around with some felt scraps. It was fun, but so hard not to engage the perfectionist part of my brain that wants to start over constantly.

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Winter is indeed coming around here... ❄️

My handmade wardrobe being sadly lacking warm and comfy sweaters (I'm more of a "loose tunics and flowy skirts" kind of girl) and me being a rather slow knitter, I turned once more to my faithful Marguerite, aka my sewing machine, for help in making a couple of jumpers. Here's the first one!

This pattern has been a staple in my wardrobe for years, although I have always used it to make sweatshirts until now.

I'm always a bit apprehensive when working with such knitty-knit stretchy fabrics but this poly-viscose blend worked like a charm: it didn't catch on my needle once, no wavy hems in sight, and it didn't even fray that much! 😊

Pattern: Camden, by Anne Kerdilès.

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eclipse, 2013, oil/cardboard, 15 x 20 cm

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Susan Abbott, Small Town, Cold Winter, Saturday Afternoon, 2025, Oil

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Traditional Palestinian tatreez embroidered pillowcases (and a scarf). Picked up in beautiful Hebron in the old city.

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Jef Bourgeau, 1950 Post-conceptual painter 

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Emilia Cantor

'The Luminous Cattle (El Ganado Luminoso)'

Oil, 51”x 51"

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this messed up vintage cat sewing pattern has tormented me since i saw it & like some other folks have done in that post - i tried my hand at tweaking the pattern to resemble the illustration (and my personal tastes) a little more. i've ended up with this, which i have only tested at a small scale and not this final version exactly (where i have done such things as further widening the cheeks and finalizing the leg shapes.) i bestow it upon you nice folks now 👐

(IVE UPDATED IT WITH A FIX!!)

go forth and make weird little beanbag kittens! pls show me if you do!

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Oh hey! Same quilt!

tweet tweet! a cute little quilt made with a kit featuring Moda's Home Tweet Home pattern 🐦

this was my first attempt at paper piecing, which i learned how to do at my fave quilt shop's annual customer party! surprisingly fun once you get into the groove of it

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Fort Rock Sandals, 7300 BCE, Klamath and Paiute land

1. 19th century sealskin thong, Greenland

2. Pazyryk swan made of felted reindeer wool, circa 400 BCE, Siberia

3. Child’s hat with bird, nalbound cotton and wool, 1000–1476 CE, Chancay culture, Peru

4. Knitted cotton sock from Egypt, 1000-1200 CE

5. Sidonian flask shaped like a date, 1st-2nd century CE, Syria or Palestine

6. World’s oldest surviving pants, woven wool, circa 1300-1000 BCE, China

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When Harry Met Lucy pattern update! WHEW there’s a few real big mistakes in there. I count 5. Can you spot em?