Summer is the season of away: from school or work, from routines, and often from hobbies and handcrafts. I see it every year; schedules loosen, layers lighten, travel beckons, and the project bag gets tucked somewhere quiet and then neglected until the leaves begin to turn. I understand the impulse completely. And yet stepping away…

My recent trip to Chicago (Rosemont, specifically) at the start of May for h+h americas feels both like yesterday and several weeks ago at once. The yarn and notions I ordered have arrived. I’ve spent quiet time with my notebook sketching, and my needles are beginning to swatch. But I’m still thinking about all the…