As a knitter, I love giving handmade gifts; there’s always something incredibly satisfying about making something for someone you love. The downfall of knitted gifts, however, lies in the simple fact that there never seems to be enough time! Christmas is the worst, as we all know, but other occasions like births and birthdays also […]

Since I live in Japan and all, I decided that I should finally take advantage of having tons of beautiful Noro yarn at my fingertips. And, when looking for something to knit with Noro, the obvious choice is the perennially popular Noro scarf.       As far as knitting goes, this thing is classic. […]

It’s far overdue, but welcome to my first post of 2013! Since I last wrote, I’ve been knitting my little fingers off; however, a long vacation and the true onset of winter have gotten in the way of photographing (it’s friggen cold outside!) and blogging (January & February make me lazy) all of my latest […]

It started snowing!!! Noooooo…. When I lived in Canada, this was never something I minded; in fact, I often looked forward to the year’s first snowfall. Perhaps it was due to remnant childhood dreams of white Christmases, or maybe it was just because I liked going for nighttime walks and watching those big fluffy flakes fall in […]

Like many knitters, my stash of yarn is out of hand. I’ve got little bits of leftover yarn from old projects laying around. There are random skeins – most of which were given to me by expat knitters who returned to their home countries – tucked away in drawers. Yet, despite all this, I keep buying more! So, […]