Hand knitting
What happened to my week? I can’t believe it’s already Sunday… I happened upon this Lifehacker post that shows a method for knitting without needles: I find it interesting… My biggest needles are a whopping size US 50, which I’ve […]
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Something pretty: Audhumbla
I happened upon this lovely FO the other day: Audhumbla by Ravelry user Mjin: The pattern calls for aran weight yarn and size 8 needles. There’s something about thicker-weight shawls that makes me go all aquiver… Sporting some beautiful fair […]
February Giveaway
Hey there, yarn fans! In honor of February, our shortest month, I’m giving away some travel-sized products from Aquae Sulis, a knit-related soap shop! Included in the giveaway are a knitter’s balm, which has a really nice lavender scent, and […]
January Winner
Alright! Time to see who won January’s custom skein giveaway! Congrats to entry #41, Purplefrog5! I hope you enjoy your yarn! For those who entered and didn’t win, thank you for participating, and no worries! I have another great giveaway […]
FO: Obsidian
I normally don’t post on weekends, but I finished my Obsidian on Friday and got some photos of it today: I don’t know where the sassiness came from, but I’m not complaining. This sweater feels great on, like pretty much […]
Dropped Stitches
I just picked up a dropped stitch on the sleeve of my Obsidian. It’s the third dropped stitch I’ve encountered on this project… I’m finding them after 10 or 15 rounds have been knitted, too, so picking them up is […]
Weddings
Last week, I was out of town doing videography for a wedding. It was a beautiful celebration, and the bride and groom (my cousin and her fiance) looked so happy on their big day. The cold January day made me […]
Birthday cake!
It’s my birthday! I don’t have any big plans, except to maybe head over to my LYS a bit later today, but I wanted to share these festive, yarny cakes with you! They’re all cakes of the edible variety, as […]
Knitpicks is all grown up/ Willow yarns?
I got two catalogs in the mail today. It’s not unusual for me to get catalogs, but two yarn-related ones in a day? Let’s start with the new Knitpicks. For Winter 2013, I wasn’t expecting anything fancy. If I’m being […]
2012 Finished Objects
I just counted: 2012 brought me 17 FOs. How exciting! Onward to 2013! – YX