Day Two in Marrakech On our second day in Marrakech, Ryan and I toured the Jardin Majorelle. This is Marrakech’s number one tourist attraction. I hadn’t heard of it before, which isn’t surprising since it only opened in 2011, after Yves St Laurent died in 2008 (and we visited in 2001). We walked through the […]
Explore Morocco: Day One in Marrakech
The morning after we arrived in Casablanca, we were on our way to Marrakech! We got two train tickets to Marrakech, which cost only 95 Dh each. After a short wait, we boarded our train at 10:55 am. The train ride took 3.5 hours, and our little cabin sat eight. I looked out the window […]
DIY: Collingwood Wristlets and Free Pattern
The Collingwood Wristlets pattern is the perfect project for a beginner trying out double pointed needles (dpn) for the first time. The wristlets are designed as a matching set with the Collingwood Cowl. I used the same Northern Bay Fibres hand dyed wool in Celebrate! With dpn projects with two separate pieces (socks, gloves, or […]
Explore Morocco: Two Days in Casablanca
I’m going to share some photos of our recent trip to Morocco…from April. It’s taken me a while to go through the photos and write about our trip, but better late than never! We will start with Casablanca. First Day in Casablanca Our AirBnB host had specified a 1pm check in, but our overnight flight […]
DIY: Geneva Cowl and Free Pattern
The Geneva Cowl uses the gattelin rock stitch, which I found on Pinterest. I started working on this cowl when we were in Cartagena for our winter vacation. It was too hot to go out during the day and the yarn (a cotton/merino mix) was cool enough to handle as we rested at our villa.