When I’m not reading or writing fiction, or taking my dog for epic walks, I’m knitting.

My knitting queue over at Ravelry is currently filled with unfinished objects, in part because Dulcinea is obsessed with yarn. It’s hard to knit when a Golden Retriever thinks you’re playing an interactive game.

But now I have two patterns completed in the same week! Clearly, I should leave the house and knit at sea more often.

First up: the Louisa hat, knitted in Noro Silk Garden and Rowan Felted Tweed. (A gift for my friend Solveig.)

On the hanger: Anne Hanson’s Hypoteneuse shawl. That one’s for my sister.