so fresh and so clean clean!

I redid my blog design and I am so glad I did! It feels very light and clean to me now - perfect for Spring, easy on the eyes. I put in a second sidebar (on the right) and moved some navigation stuff to the top of the page. Plus the new color scheme is roqua... AKA the best color combo in the world. Aaah. I'm happy. I'm sure I'll be tweaking it more over the next week, now that it's out there, but that's fun - so it's all good. I stupidly forgot to take any screencaps of the old design, but since Ravelry hasn't gotten this new one in the thumbnailer on my profile page yet, I do have this for a reminder: 

We're having a mellow day today. This morning it's rainy (sweet!) and cozy. We all woke up just as a thunderstorm was rolling out of town, which was very exciting for Charlie! Oh my! He had to lick me to wake me up! And then when I took him outside he was so! Excited! The sky! Was making noise! And maybe he could jump and catch the noise! Because jumping is fun! Really it is! Jumping for thunder! Aren't dogs supposed to hate thunderstorms? I'm not complaining, mind you, but I found the whole thing hilarious and weird. Oh, Charlie. You're a loveable cuss, I swear.

I have more knitting to share! It feels so good to be inspired again, and to take the time to make things. I finished Jacob's Hat of Smooshy Warmth:

To recap: this is a lined hat, fully reversible, and each side is knit in doubled Koigu. It's pretty much the squishiest hat on Earth. It doesn't do the bucket-ish brim thing on Jacob - the fit is more snug, like a classic beanie. He's worn it nearly every day since I completed it, which of course makes me so happy! My mom wants one now, too, so I'll be making another one at some point. (Mom - measure your head for me, okay?)

 I also made some baby socks! Screw making regular socks, it's baby socks for me from here on out. (Just kidding, but seriously, these things were so fun to make and they are freaking adorable.)

 I mean come ON! Little wee socks! I'm easily amused.

I also recently photographed some knit projects that had never been blogged or Raveled for my 365 project. It was fun to bring out these older projects - things I've worn over the years - and remember as many details as I could. I've added them all to Ravelry now, but here is my parade of ancient FOs - you can click on the project titles for a link to Ravelry with more details:

sweet garter scarf:

voodoo poncho:

Artfibers shawl:

prototype capelet:

soft shrug:

My new favorite photo spot is in my backyard, against the wall of my house... can you tell?

Comments

[Ellen Bloom]

Hi M-H!
Since "Greetings from the Knit Cafe" just came out in paperback, I've been thinking about you. It's great to see all of your vintage projects posted!

[LindyB]

Benji is frightened of thunder. And of French horns. And of me being in the bath. And of skateboards. And of modern art statues. And of bin bags. And of book chairs (you get the picture...)

What pattern are those baby socks? or are they one of your own design? they're adorable and may be a perfect present to accompany a baby sweater I've just finished for some friends :-)

[LittleWit]

I saw all those photos come across Ravelry and I just assumed you were a knitting maniac! :D I am diggin the look around here.

[Natalie]

Everything is looking good.
You. The knits. The blog.

jumping for thunder!
that is hysterical

[mai]

M-H, i'm totally digging the new blog design! it looks great :) i really enjoyed your parade of old FOs on flickr.

[ann]

I love the new site design! Very pretty.

[Kyle Smith]

Cool article! More people need to read that! You should put it on Wacanai.com ( http://www.wacanai.com/intro ). People post all sorts of articles and instructions on how to make cool stuff. You can link your website to it too. When people search for similar stuff on Wacanai your article will pop up. This should drive a lot more traffic to your article. You can even track how much more traffic you are getting because they have a bunch of graphs and stuff that show how many people are reading your article and how many people are using your info.

[gleek]

it was nice seeing all of your knits! and i love the new design too :)

[Kat]

I love seeing all your knits! And, those baby socks are too cute. Makes me want to knit some right away.