Suitcases
I am terrible at updating this blog, which is collateral damage from a very busy life at the moment… and a pair of kids who, I’m pretty sure, are conspiring against any minute amount of restful sleep I might get. […]
WIP
A(nother) hat for my brother
It has been a phenomenal Christmas for our little house. My son was fortunate to get some fun and exciting presents, and we were with family and had a great meal. I received a few knitterly presents this year that […]
WIP: Clara Dress
I haven’t been knitting much, but I started this Clara dress almost a year ago, and now I’m finishing it up in the hopes of using it for our new daughter. She’s due this April, so certainly I should be […]
Recently queued
I’ve been working on Harbinger, the LondonLeo shawl pattern with such beautiful geometric elements I posted about in August. I have a sad, blurry cell phone image of the WIP right now, but it isn’t even the right color. The […]
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 […]
My mojo!
Can I start out by saying that I have a general distaste for the word “mojo”, but I have no better way to describe what I’m talking about– the feeling of excitement and desire that comes with working on knitting […]
WIP: Meridien
So I’m working on Meridien, a swing cardigan by Joji Locatelli. Here’s the designer photo: And here’s where I am so far: I’m enjoying the pattern, which is knitted side-to-side. The construction is interesting, but I’ll write more on that […]
December winner and happy 2013!
Hey everyone! I was getting entries until late in the evening, so I’m picking my winner today! The random number generator says #4 is my winner… Though I accidentally closed the window instead of copying the image! You’ll have to […]
GOING ROGUE
Okay, so I have finished the sleeves in my Jaina sweater. This is cause for celebration. You’ll just have to imagine me doing the Carlton Dance: But the thing is, I have to finish the collar. And uh… I’M GOING […]
Where WERE you?!
Okay, okay, I dropped the ball, and didn’t update for, like, EVER last week. But in my defense, I closed on a house, had a root canal, and had a pretty brutal fall (onto my heavy, solid, metal SEWING MACHINE), […]