Amy Artisan

When I was younger, I remember brunches on the weekend being a special thing. Since moving to Chicago, a weekend brunch with friends is a pretty regular happening. Many great restaurants in the city have delicious menus with so many options - do you pick a savory item, a sweet item, go with the buffet [...]

Now that Christmas has come and gone, it’s time to reveal the assorted gift knitting that has been occupying some of my time in the recent months. This year I ended up with more knit gifts than last year - although there were a few other things that I would have liked to have completed [...]

Christmas this year was another fun time at home with the family in the ‘Ville. Friday evening I flew home - well, actually after the 4 hour flight delay it was about 1 AM on Saturday when we landed. Thankfully I had a new scarf project in my carry-on bag - by the time we [...]

The odds are pretty good that I won’t experience a White Christmas next week when I’m home in the ‘Ville to celebrate with the family. This past Sunday was truly a White Christmas for me here in Chicago - a wonderful chance to celebrate the season with friends! What was initially forecasted to be “a [...]

As I mentioned in my last post - my Thanksgiving travels provided me the opportunity to start and finish a new winter hat and also finish up some socks.

From Head…The Purple Purl Beret…As I was packing for my trip home, I picked out a skein of Malabrigo in the Pearl Ten colorway from my stash [...]