This time, I tried knitting socks from Bluefaced Leicester on small needles AND double-stranded - all in an attempt to make my socks a little more durable.

And just like that, each morning is below freezing here in Maine and the beauty of winter is everywhere.

November’s knitting pattern release for the Return to Maine Collection is the Gander Cardigan

November’s sewing pattern release for the Return to Maine Collection is the Sly Pocket Skirt

Hikes on Crescent Beach and Prout’s Neck Cliff Walk were the perfect way to celebrate a cold but beautifully sunny Thanksgiving weekend.

Box Pleat Top, a new sewing pattern for the Return to Maine Collection

Box Pleat Top, a new knitting pattern released as part of By Hand Serial’s Return to Maine Collection

Mid-coast Maine is my home base . . . for now

Hiking, biking, kayaking, farmers markets, fall foliage, and maple creme doughnuts are the perfect way to explore autumn in NH and VT.

A quick and easy hat, knit up in time for cool fall evenings.

Unbelievable fall colors this week in the Adirondacks.

My first stop on my On the Road adventure is Granite Lake, New Hampshire.

From the North Woods of Maine to the far coastline of Deer Isle, we completed our Return to Maine travels, enjoying some of the best of what the Pine Tree State has to offer.

The first sewing pattern in the Return to Maine Collection is an essential wardrobe piece: a classic long-sleeve tee

The dramatic vistas and sunsets on the Bold Coast don’t disappoint.

Our first stop on our Return to Maine trip is Cape Porpoise, just around the corner from Kennebunkport on Maine’s southern coast.