Gorgeous weather, ocean views, hiking and kayaking on mid-coast Maine.

Using fabric dyed with marigolds and red cabbage to sew roomy, cinch-top tote bags.

Tis the season to knit hats in all shapes and sizes . . .

This summer we grew sugar pumpkins and made puree for Thanksgiving pumpkin pies.

A frosty November morning in the garden.

My fourth version of this wardrobe staple, in the perfect neutral that will go with everything I own, and a special touch of suri silk to add a bit of a halo to the rustic, undid lambswool, both by yarn dyer extraordinaire Autumn & Indigo.

The Strand sewn from Merchant & Mills wool overstock fabric.

Growing, drying, and natural dyeing with marigolds

Hikes, apples, and waterfalls: a fall outing in the Columbia River Gorge.

A new version of Loropetalum, with a different gauge, knit in a gorgeous, heathered yarn hand-dyed in Sweden.