smurf hat, originally uploaded by Hannahcha.

Design from an old Rowan pattern book, knit while hanging out with dear old friends in the hot Kansas summer of 2005. It’s incredibly slouchy, a beautiful color, and breathes well. Kind of silly looking, and I love it!

my first real sweater, originally uploaded by Hannahcha.

Got the pattern from Stitch & Bitch’s first book, using gorgeous tweed yarn that I bought while spending some time in Ireland in the summer of 2004. I was so incredibly proud of myself for actually completing a sweater, after years of hats and scarves and legwarmers and throw pillows.

winter break 2004, originally uploaded by Hannahcha.

This is the earliest photo of my knitting that I have on hand, despite the fact that I’ve been knitting and crocheting since I was 10. This was winter break 2004, when I was knitting so constantly that my mother was afraid she would come downstairs one morning and find that I’d knit a cozy for every single thing in the house (and believe me, we have A LOT of things, my parents are collectors of all sorts of stuff).

inspired by multitudes of yummy craft-blogs that I have recently discovered, I am hereby starting my own, because I think it is FANTASTIC that there is such a widespread community of craftspeople and appreciators who give their creations much-deserved attention.  sign me up!  my name is Hannah and i’m a lifelong crafter and artist, age 22, recently graduated from Vassar College with a degree in anthropology, spending the year in Lima, Peru starting a coffeeshop with my boyfriend and partner, David.  in between testing new coffee blends and reveling in my increasingly functional spanish skills, I am a passionate knitter and baker.   I’m always eager to see what other folks are making.  i hope that having this blog will help keep me motivated to pursue more projects and to share their progress.

more shortly!

« Previous Page