Giant Red Cowl
I started babysitting when I was 13. It was more of a mother’s helper gig at first, entertaining the kids while mom and dad got housework done. As time went on, though, I did more and more, until suddenly, I […]
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Wall decor: knitterly pride
Who hasn’t seen the fifty billion renditions of the “Keep Calm (Something) On” posters over the past year or so? I was thinking about ways to add more yarn references to my house, and it seemed like the only option […]
Slowing down
I haven’t been posting much due to a resurgence of work contracts and a substantial bout of illness… What an August! I’m still queuing things, at least. And slowly working on my worsted sweater, which isn’t very promising, as I […]
The Mystery Worsted
Okay, so I was in Florence last May, and went to a lovely little yarn store called Campolmi Roberto Filati, which I found via Nicky Epstein. It’s a lovely store, large and chock full of fibery goodness. The language barrier […]
Technique: Cables
Awhile ago, I was talking about knitting techniques I love or would like to learn. Today’s is cable stitch patterns. So, this is the most cabled project I’ve done: It’s a pattern for a cowl, but I made it extra long […]
Do you swap?
In the world of knitting (for those not initiated), there’s this thing we call swapping. A swap is (usually) a one time event, spanning over several weeks, in which participants swap things. It can be single skeins of yarn, a […]
I believe in the Fingering-weight sweater
Someone on one of my Facebook knitting groups was asking about fingering-weight sweaters. Were they feasible projects? Worth the time? Was she insane for considering one? I’ve knitted quite a few things with fingering weight yarn: Two of those are […]
FO: Meridien
Well, it’s finally done: I’m super happy with how it turned out, too! The fabric is great. Could use a second blocking, though, so get the fronts to drape properly… Of course, the typical back shot was necessary: It really […]
June Giveaway winner
Holy cow, it’s July 9th and I need to draw a winner for the giveaway for June! The winner is… Congrats, SSailorss! I’ll be contacting you for delivery info. In other news… Just wait until you see what I’ve finished […]
What happened to June?!
Some things have happened. First off, I disappeared from the blog for 14 days- TWO WEEKS. How did that happen?! This is the first time I’ve been gone for so long. After our bundle of houseguests left, I decided I […]