THAT'S A WRAP

This wrap is everything I have ever wanted and more. It was painstakingly knitted over four months and 8 full skeins of yarn. Egads. But when I wrap myself in it, I'm immersed in color and texture. The Seed Stitch makes the fabric feel like soothing pebbles and the journey from neon pink to deep indigo is reminiscent of a piece of abstract art. I love to pair it with my new overalls from Madewell. I'm looking forward to wearing this on many more grey days and it's an instant mood booster. Worth every stitch.

LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY

It's hard to knit for other people. You spend so much time knitting something that you fall deeper in love with (and more frustrated with) every stitch. It's a Catch-22, however, because giving something handmade to someone else is such a great feeling. I knew I wanted to expand my horizons to contemporary knitted wear that any gender could enjoy. So I knitted up a few uni-sex pieces and had my lovely model here demonstrate what good yarn and a good pattern can produce. From top to bottom we have the Bandana Cowl knit in a fiery, tomato red with my favorite merino yarn from Manos Del Uruguay, the Boy Beanie knit with Vintage Berocco in an electric blue (super washable acrylic-wool blend), and the Herringbone Cowl made extra slouchy with a green-grey variegated merino from, again, Manos Del Uruguay.