Over the last few weeks, I've been motivated to work on my works in progress (WIPs). I always have several projects going at once. The projects range from auto-pilot mode to lots of attention is required and this gives me options. Test Knit in Progress I'm test knitting a baby sweater for the Eat.Sleep.Knit Pattern… Continue reading Works in Progress August 12
Strawberry Season Pullover
Earlier in June (or maybe it was May? Time is so elastic.) I was totally taken by a post I saw on Instagram from Tanis Gray, putting out the call for test knitters. I loved the sweater at first sight, and couldn't stop thinking about it, so I volunteered. I really loved the red and… Continue reading Strawberry Season Pullover
All the Hats
Peeking out from the blanket fort - it's too warm to stay in there! Summer is here and I've made a few projects that I look forward to wearing when Winter returns, but that's a post for another time. Today I want to talk about hats. Making hats has been a great project for quarantine… Continue reading All the Hats
Building a blanket fort
There's not much better than a blanket. Especially one that is finished before you expected it to be. The Granny Stripes is finished! This blanket uses the DK weight mini skeins I received in a yarn advent calendar a few years ago plus an assortment of DK weight leftovers. There was some planning of a… Continue reading Building a blanket fort
Call me Countess!
Over the weekend I finished and blocked the Cozy Countess Brioche Cape as part of the Cape KAL with Kraemer Yarns. I've only done one other brioche project, a Chromatic Cowl. I've impressed myself so much with this cape, that I want to brioche all the things and have added plenty to my queue to… Continue reading Call me Countess!
Gnome Solo
How's the view from where you are? I've been finding comfort and distraction in knitting big chunky hats but this weekend I joined in the Eat.Sleep.Knit Flash KAL to make a gnome. I pulled out plenty of stash bits and was planning to make more than one. It was a bit more fiddly and required… Continue reading Gnome Solo
Clementine Cutie
While I wait for news of the next event cancellation, I am knitting away. An even better distraction is to know that something you made and mailed has arrived and it fits! I knit a Clementine for my new niece. This is a 3-6 month size in CoBaSi yarn, a blend of cotton, bamboo, and… Continue reading Clementine Cutie
Atlin: FO at last!
Today I'm test-driving my latest finished object: the Atlin Sweater. I had the hardest time getting gauge but really wanted to use this yarn. It's been in the stash for way too long. With a little math, I figured making the large size would result in the medium size measurements. I really liked knitting this… Continue reading Atlin: FO at last!
FO’clock
Tempting as it is, I'm not going to fill this post with all kinds of clock and time puns. Let's get straight to it: my Yoke O'Clock is complete! Even starting over, this was a quick project. It feels like more time was spent getting the clock hands in place. I picked up the record… Continue reading FO’clock
Time to start over
I cast on for a Yoke O'clock this week. This Alegria, in all it's neon awesomeness that is Locura Fluo, has been caked up and ready to go for a long while. For a project to go up on the wall, not just peeking out from between my jeans and my slippers, I thought it… Continue reading Time to start over