handsewn gifts

(finished legwarmers)

(leftovers from three wool hempjes made for a niece and two nephews)

I was also trying to finish a ribbed hat before the knitting went awol at a family reunion. And i'm still contemplating a wool table runner in tonal reds. (Yes, i do know Christmas has past.)
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Fine Wool

Merino base layers for women, now in the shop:

Merino undershirt

New shop item !



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the weekend

can winter really be over? maybe i'm not yet convinced. this week, i finished a pair of merino leggings, cut from an old sweater and waiting for its cuffs for about two months.


in truth, it was a classic spring weekend, with a lot of sun and a dose of rain, and finally some regular weekend routines again. raspberry scones in the morning, a new batch of bread baking with flax seeds and seven grain cereal, and a pizza dinner. brett made me a fig-pear-goat cheese one which i topped with local watercress

and, these are a pair of rustic bunny ears which Eily made yesterday....I couldn't resist.

cardinal hoodie

it's pure satisfaction to finish this project after hoping to make it a christmas gift then vowing to finish it by the end of march, then sewing the seams twice (because the first time just didn't cut it) and one spot even three times.

this is Eily before 9am in the morning. and behind him is the reason i've been preoccupied with other things (ie. drywalling, mudding, cleaning, painting).

i thought my sewing machine and i were on a hiatus, but...

a mini cowl scarf for Eily...(maybe this will put an end to sniffles every two weeks).

...and a finished order for a wool-loving three-year-old.

what does 100 pounds of wool look like?

heaven knows why i waited until july to do this, but i finally followed up on a contact i had that sells recycled wool by the pound. we drove down to the warehouse the other day and i came back with 50 lbs. of regular wool and 50 lbs. of merino, cashmere, and thinner wools, plus a pile of dress shirts to boot.

today, i worked on a merino poncho that fits mama and babe for my sister to try out.