Tag: leftover yarn

Lower Andean Geology

July 30, 2026

My nephew married a Peruvian woman in Philadelphia five years ago. They had been together for some years before, but the decision to marry at that time was logistical so that he could get onto her health insurance when she started a job in the UK. My sister Sanna threw together an impromptu wedding in … More Lower Andean Geology

A Season of Junko

May 27, 2023

Junko Okamoto is one of my favorite knitting designers, but I’m not usually an early adopter of her patterns based on the sample photos illustrating her patterns. Her sample sweaters are usually very minimalist, knitted in monochromatic neutrals, with understated, deemphasized details. When I saw her pictures for Hana, I didn’t have much reaction to … More A Season of Junko