scenes from a weekend

Thank you for stopping by! I've gotten so many questions about this pie since the original post so I'm just coming back to let you know I've tried to gather them all up and answer them here for you.

Finally got to make use of the fancy new pastry cutters my husband got me in my stocking.
he knows me so well...and also that it would get me to make him lots of pies...

The plowed piles of snow are so high that I can't see around any corners to make a turn without risking my life, forserious. On the other hand, what hasn't been plowed is perfectly awe inspiring.

And what better pairing for a winter's day than my knitting and favorite (full) coffee mug?

who knew?!

so apparently my first item EVER made it to the front page! um...back in august. i have no idea how it missed my radar screen but see that there grey coffee cozy with the red buttons up in the second row? that's me! it's an item from my other shop purls and lace.

one of barbara cooney's illustrations from ox-cart man, by donald hall

while sewing and embroidery is my mainstay, i do love to knit especially in the colder months. it makes me think of the story ox-cart man which is one of my favorite children's books and it's a convenient way for me to get back to the materials of my roots since i grew up doing a lot of weaving, spinning, and dyeing.


for now, i've got a few new coffee cozies going up which are made with organic cotton yarn, pure wools, and each sprinkled with new and vintage buttons of all sorts. i hope to be expanding purls and lace this winter with several pairs of knitted mittens and socks as i really want the shop to focus on accessories that you can bundle up in. being able to get cozy and warm is, after all, what makes fall and winter so delicious to me!

Grand Opening: Purls and Lace

You might have noticed the new shop on my blog's sidebar...Purls and Lace—my new etsy shop!

This is my second shop and will be focused around recreating knit (and some crochet) accessories from vintage patterns. Snoods, spats, stockings, and lacy shawls for the lass who loves to dress with vintage flair! I'm also going to be making some cozies for hot water bottles, tea pots, and coffee cups. You can find some bulky knit cozies for your to go coffee cups in the shop now which I've embellished with lots of vintage buttons from my stash!

Just for you lovely blog followers, please take 10% off in my Purls and Lace shop for the next week when you enter the uber top secret code in the "note's to seller" section during check-out. And what is the uber top secret code you ask? the code is, drumroll please:

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

not kidding kiddos, just copy and paste! may as well have some fun with it if you're going to run your own shop, huh?!

the olympics ARE FINALLY HERE!

(image copyright 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games)

ok, i have to confess something. i love the olympic games. no seriously, I LOVE THEM! in this weird-over-the-top way. i'm not a very patriotic person, i haven't seen fireworks on the fourth of july in years, and i detest watching sports on television. but i seriously get teary-eyed about watching the olympics..frankly, it's embarrassing.

i honestly could not tell you how this came about. i think it has a lot to do with me being a bit of an idealist. day after day you have people arguing about politics, shooting each other, screwing people out of money, etc. etc. etc. But every couple years now, the whole friggin world comes together to celebrate what humans can achieve with nothing but their muscles and spirit. when you think about this, it's really quite amazing that we've kept it up all these years and how honored all the athletes are to be a part of it. and not just popular american testosterone sports, but almost every branch of physical competition that exists. i don't even root for anyone specific, i get excited when anyone wins, haha!

so, for the next couple weeks or so i'm going to be glued to my television, perhaps with a secret stash of kleenex because i'm a sap, just keep that on the DL ok? and if you haven't already, check out cabin + cub's blog because she's right there in vancouver posting about some pretty neat things going on with the olympics right in her town.

(image copyright 2010 Ravelympics)

And for a crafty little tie-in to keep me busy while i'm watching people compete at sports i know absolutely nothing about, i'm going to be participating in the ravelympics. but not officially because i got sidetracked and didn't sign up to be on a team in time, blurgh! so i'm just going to be casting on with everyone else when the opening ceremonies kick-off tonight and will compete against myself. this should be a good exercise for me since i am a novice when it comes to knitting and crochet. tomorrow: look for my ravelympics project with some very cool yarn that came to me all the way from Israel!