Are you in a hurry to make a sweater? I have an idea, make an Icelandic sweater!! Never did a sweater knit up this fast before! Apart from big needles and chunky yarn I just became obsessed with the beautiful texture of this Istex Alafoss Lopi and yoke pattern, YUM! According to my Ravelry project page I finished the darn thing in 13 days. yes, in two weeks! I have spent more time on hats and mittens for crying out loud! Ok, this was one of the last things I knit before birth

I was born in the 80s and the number of internet acronyms I know ( is that even what they're called, acronyms?) can be counted on one hand. One I stumbled upon recently is OOTD, Outfit of the Day. And I dismissed this social media phenomenon as something that is definitely not my thing to post but then I thought again. Hey, why not?! My growing belly has forced me to think about clothing and what it means to get dressed in the morning in a way I haven't needed to before. When

Weaving can be back-breaking work sometimes, anyone who's done hours of dressing the loom or warping or putting threads through heddles knows what I'm talking about! My main body ache issue from weaving comes from me being absolutely and conclusively right-footed; that means I always work the treadles with my right foot. Needless to say, it creates an imbalance in muscle tension between the right and left side. Also, because of the seat and loom being of a different make I ca