Things that make me smile

- Going to bed and finding that my husband has placed a hot water bottle under the covers to keep me warm
- Amy Poehler, in all her awesomeness, being the big sister that we all wish we had growing up
- Beautiful "just because" flowers
- Jordi Savall
- Finishing that sweater, and having it fit exactly the way I wanted (pictures soon)

Have a great start to your week.

Indulgence knitting

 Sorry I've been a bit quiet. I've been under the weather lately, but finding much comfort in some tea and knitting.

More cardigan knitting, but this time for ME! In beautiful, sheepy, wooly Shelter.

:)))

I'm making Stranger, a gorgeous cabled cardigan from Brooklyn Tweed's Wool People 4 collection. It's been a long time since I've been this excited about a project for myself. I've spent so much time these past months knitting samples and items for Gris. It's lovely to indulge a bit.

I'm hoping to get this done for an upcoming trip to NYC. We're going mainly to see this. And also to go to a Dosa warehouse sale. Anyone familiar with my Pinterest account knows that I'm a HUGE fan of this gorgeous clothing company.

I'm also very very much looking forward to a meetup for good food with great friends. I can't wait!

Simple Sample

Meet the Simple Cardigan,  another sample I got to knit for Hannah:

The Simple Cardigan is just that, a lovely staple for your wardrobe. It's another charming mother/daughter design featuring Quince and Co yarn.

Both mama and baby look so lovely in their new cardis, don't you agree? Little Mabel is sporting the Cradle Cardigan, part of a sweet collection of patterns called Mabel's Closet. Hannah has done a great video KAL for the Cradle Cardigan, in case you'd like to make one for your own little trend-setter.

The whole collection is just darling. I tell you, that Mabel sure is one well-dressed babe!

(Again, thanks to Carrie Bostick Hoge for giving me permission to use her great photos, and to Hannah for the opportunity)

Lumen

 Here's another sample that I knit for Brooklyntweed's Wool People 4. It's the beautiful Lumen shawl, designed by Sivia Harding.

It's a relatively quick and simple lace shawl, and I absolutely love how it looks in the dark charcoal Loft!

WP4 is a gorgeous collection. High on my want list is Benedetta, a sweet garter stitch cardi by Carrie Bostick Hoge:

(thanks to Jared Flood for giving me permission to use his lovely photos)