Author: Amy O'Neill Houck

yum Originally uploaded by Stefanie Japel

Meet PearlOriginally uploaded by plainsight When this bear arrived in the mail from Southwest Trading Company the kids immediately wanted to name it. They settled on Pearl. She’s here to be a model. Yesterday I got signed contracts returned to

I’ve been telling my brother the computer programmer what a big deal Ravelry is for some time now. It seems he has had “industry” validation, and now believes me. Here’s the e-mail I got from him last night: Ravelry makes

Honey Likes Crochet Originally uploaded by plainsight So, lots of fiber stuff happening here, but not much I can blog abou yet. Since I don’t have any more baby knitting, I’ll distract you with cat photos… Honey has agreed to

O’Neill sweater and cap Originally uploaded by johnmarkos Solveig, now a whole two days old, is wearing the O’Neill “coming home” outfit. It’s a sweater and cap knit by my grandmother for my dad, her first child, 66 years ago.

Solveig’s Diaper Cover Originally uploaded by plainsight Last night I meant to make this at SSK (Silver Spring Knitters, our local knitting group), but when I arrived I realized I’d printed blank pages instead of the pattern. So I didn’t

IMG_1121.JPG Originally uploaded by johnmarkos (Again.) My nephew John Haley got a new sister this morning. Solveig Cady O’Neill. I love the mutual admiration happening in this photo.

Brasilbag finished Originally uploaded by quartodeideias I love the work being done by Sara Aires, a freeform crocheter from Brazil Portugal (Update: I got an e-mail from the artist today. She’s from Portugal–not Brazil. I made the assumption because the

Avocado Fruit – Amigurumi Crochet Originally uploaded by melbangel Yum!

Baguette Box – Capitol Hill, Seattle Originally uploaded by pikepineblog Jasmine has a great blog capturing Seattle street fashion–makes me miss Seattle a lot! I love the purposeful casual sensibility as well as the ability to wear jackets and sweaters