and another sweater was born

Paulie sweater by Isabell Kraemer - more pictures and details on ravelry here.

weekend

learning two stranded knitting also a Latvian plait cast on! fancy.

freshly baked bread

new hat for david

The reversible Christopher hat, using Cascade yarn. Double thickness and two looks to keep David warm these cold months. As an aside, I really like Jane Richmond's patterns; I've also made her oatmeal pullover.

ginormous carrots!

colors of autumn

straw bale cold frame

We are trying out a winter garden this year. This cold frame was put together with 6 bales of straw and four repurposed windows. I've started some arugula, cabbage, and mustard greens in this little garden; there is also a squash in the corner that was growing right in the spot that I wanted to put the straw bale garden and I could not bring myself to dig it up. I'm hoping that we'll be picking fresh green vegetables when it is cold outside

now harvesting

carrots!

so I decided to make...
carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting!

yum!