You can knit a sweater. Or have an adventure. Or both. Let's do both!

Fall turned in to winter before I realized summer had past. It happened when I was looking the other way.

Have you ever felt like that? One minute you are looking out the window, awed at the beauty right in front of you, narrating the experience for the room filled with loved ones you know are hanging on every word. You to turn around and see only green eyes of the cat blinking slowly at you. You need to wipe the cobwebs off his whiskers.

Somehow lost in my own thoughts, I fail(ed) to see the passing of time.

First, welcome.

I am glad you are here.

Second, I am glad I am here. With you!

Things that have rolled around in my head for so long, and then collected virtual dust here on the back side of this blog are ready to be shared (and hopefully enjoyed) with— and by— you!

The view of Kodiak in the first image is a bay I find myself wandering along regularly. I took this particular route two days ago, just before an actual blizzard. That blizzard was no joke. All things on this island were cancelled as a “snow day.” The last time Kodiak was shut down for a snow day was 10 years ago. In Alaska, snow is just winter life. To close up shop due to snow was quite a big deal.

We tucked in. I made soup. (I should really make a separate spot here on this website to share recipes with you. I am a much better cook than writer or knitter, as long as you aren’t expecting steaks.)

In addition to making and eating soup on the snow day, I knit. That is what is happening in the second image here. The knitting was actually a re-knit of sorts. It is an unpublished free sweater pattern that I will share with you in a new way.

New to you, old to me.

The way I plan to offer this free pattern to you is something I cooked up many years ago sitting on the beach with a friend when I lived on Oahu. One minute she and I are sitting at Shark’s Cove & I’m watching my three little ones snorkeling and just pouring out this idea to my friend. My small children look through masks and goggles, clear Hawaiian waters around their little legs. They wave to me. Then they turn in to high schoolers, with one kiddo wrapping up college! The moment changes before I realize… like looking out the window at the height of summer…only to discover it is winter with feet upon feet of snow tucking me in…

No more delaying! I am putting legs on this idea and sending it off to run a marathon. I know I am in good and safe company to share my little plan with you!

If you would like to be among those who hear about the idea before everyone else, simply make sure you are on the mailing list No pressure, no expectations. I won’t be making a big deal about this. It will be pretty low key and we can just see where it goes. Together.

But I am super excited. And seriously, the finished object is not just an awesome, dead easy sweater. It is more! You won’t even have to knit a stitch to happily participate in this little adventure.

And no, I won’t mind if you tell a friend or two. I do love spending time with interesting folks.

If you are on the mailing list I will be popping in your inbox in the next few days to share more. If not, no worries. I will still be chatting with you here about other stuff!

With aloha and kindness,

xo,

Mel

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