NaKniSweMo is National Knit a Sweater Month. Way back when, Shannon Oakey, Knitgrrl, was inspired by NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) where aspiring writers are challenged to write a novel at least 50,000 words in length. Can I knit a sweater with at least 50,000 stitches in November? Maybe. I'm thinking about it. I would… Continue reading NaKniSweMo
Category: KAL
Winter Blues
After three nor'easters in two weeks (and rumors of another storm to keep an eye on next week) my love of winter is flailing. The middle storm of the three was the worst for me. Power was knocked out for several days and an uprooted tree sat on the wires for a few days longer.… Continue reading Winter Blues
Deja Vu
Hey, surprise! This post is not about socks! I'll save that for the next post. I happened to catch an announcement post from the Eat.Sleep.Knit team that they were going to host a Song of the Sea Flash-knit-along. I have the yarn in my stash and the pattern in my library so I'm diving in.… Continue reading Deja Vu
Ready for the Ravellenic Games
Who's excited for the Olympics? I am! My current knit and crochet WIPs are totally out of control, I will admit, but that is not stopping me from eyeing my stash and queue for projects I can start as part of the Ravellenic Games! During the 2012 Games, my one project was the "Modular Relay"… Continue reading Ready for the Ravellenic Games
Fresh FO My Moonshine Molly
Another week, another hat! I actually finished this hat last week and wove in the ends over the weekend. This week the weather has been snowy and cold, giving me ample opportunity to work this hat into the handknit rotation (along with a good number of other handknits as documented on Instagram!). I used the… Continue reading Fresh FO My Moonshine Molly
2015 Yarnathon
Last year was my first year to participate in the eat.sleep.knit Yarnathon. I was a proud member of the winning Stitchosaur Team! I didn't complete the yarnathon in my purchases but my stash was nicely enhanced, I participated in weekly trivia and a challenge or KAL each quarter, and had a fun time. I was curious… Continue reading 2015 Yarnathon
Rewarded
Last week was our local country fair. I entered a few items in the "Needlework" division: Juneberry Triangle, a Cow Hat, and the crochet Mom tattoo hat. I was very pleased to see that all of my entries won ribbons!I have to admit, the competition in the Knitting and Crochet section of Needlework is not… Continue reading Rewarded