Queued: dresses
I have this skein of Madelinetosh lace that is sitting in my stash bin, waiting to be turned into a dress. I initially intended to design a dress pattern for the yarn. In fact, I have a few not-entirely-complete designs […]
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Knitting in mixed company
A new yarn acquisition… I’m in the midst of a stream of houseguests for most of the month. Today is a day “off” after sending off my friend, Athena, before welcoming my sister-in-law, Emily, tomorrow. My other friend, Jasmine, was […]
June Giveaway
It’s June! This month, my sponsor is still Daydee’s Doodads. For those who loved her bags, you may want to follow her on Twitter! She was doing a 20% off deal on her store because this month marks a very […]
WIP: Meridien
I haven’t shown you my Meridien in awhile, so here are a few in-progress shots: The back fits pretty well! I’m pleased with the length too, which is quite a bit longer than I initially expected. I really like the […]
May Giveaway winner!
It’s that time! Daydee’s lovely project bag goes to…. Congrats, Wahoomerryf! What luck that your favorite was the one I’m giving away! I hope you enjoy the bag! Daydee will continue to be our sponsor for the month of July, […]
Memorial Day
My American friends, did you have a nice Memorial Day? My husband and I tiled our kitchen backsplash, which has been bare drywall since we moved in and renovated the kitchen back in September. Luckily, this is the last big […]
How to: Use RSS with Ravelry
I really love Ravelry’s RSS options for monitoring friend activity, so I thought I’d show you how I keep tabs on everyone! My queue grows more by the day, but it’s definitely a way I locate the patterns I love […]
A tumblr!
For those of you who love gifs, I’ve created a tumblr with some observations I have about all things knit-related. There’s also a link to it in the top navigation bar. I hope you enjoy it! – YX
Queued: Sunny Delight Shawl
How cute is this? It’s Brian Smith‘s Sunny Delight shawl. It’d be a great scrappy shawl, especially if you had some great complimentary colors you could cut with a neutral. Seascape colors- mint, navy, light blue, a cream, sand… AMAZING. […]
May Giveaway!
Okay, I’m finally back in the states and ready to share this month’s giveaway with you! It’s a gorgeous project bag from Daydee’s Doodads! It’s a great size, about 10×12 inches, enough to fit a good-sized project in it. Definitely […]