About a year ago I showed off my Monami Cardigan. It's a beautiful pattern, but my attempt had a few serious flaws. I never did fix the ...

I decided (in lieu of my normal Wednesday links) I'd share a tutorial for my awesome DIY yarn swift, as well as the links to the project...

I've been using a day planner for years now, but lately I've learned that I am not the only one in this family that needs a little h...

Remember that sweater vest that I made into a dress for Rei? Well, it also yeilded a pretty fabric flower! I love this - it has a wonderf...

Jake is a sweater vest wearer. This is awesome, because I think he looks super hot in them. However, he's hard on his clothes and they ...

I don't know about other one-and-a-bit-year-olds, but Rei has an almost ridiculous independent streak. It's only gotten more pronou...

A few weeks ago my friend Chie taught me how to make chocolate butterflies, and from that moment I knew Rei NEEDED butterfly cupcakes at her...

Do you (or someone you know) get a real Christmas tree each year? Mmmmm that smell... Do you buy one that is much too tall for your ceiling...

I think the title really says it all on this one. My dad had an old sail that was no longer in use, and he commissioned me to turn it (well,...

Hi! I've been more than a little absent from blogland lately. Sorry. Like I said last post, Christmas presents kinda kick my ass time-...

More cloth diapering stuff folks... I'll stop soon, I promise. One of the drawbacks of wool soakers (for more on wool soakers as diape...

I promised to write this up months and months ago but I never did. Bad me. When we were decorating R's room I really wanted to avoid t...

While I was cutting out the pieces for the baby toy in the last post I looked at my pattern pieces and thought "Hey! Looks like Legwarm...

I bought a set of fleece pyjama pants to wear in the hospital when R was born, and they came with an enormous black and white striped shirt....

J's old bathrobe was replaced this Christmas (thanks Mum and Dad!) which is a good thing. It was getting pretty ratty and I may have was...

I said I'd be posting more but the evidence suggests I am a liar. In my favour, we found out shortly after the last post that we were ...

Wanna make some awesome yarn out of old t-shirts? It's great for all sorts of projects, from bags to bathmats and beyond. It's also...