I'm very pleased that my latest project is off the needles and on the hands of the recipient! Dan made a special request for convertible mitts. While I didn't finish them in time for Christmas, they were ready this week for the blast of cold and the storm we are likely to get this weekend.… Continue reading Broad Street Mittens
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Interestings
So I've been reading and knitting and crocheting and not posting about it! I have two works in progress to share this week and one book. I started on the first Nalu Mitt back in April, and I cannot recall what other project distracted me from them. They are relatively quick and intuitive once you… Continue reading Interestings
Magic Wand Two-Step
Hurrah! I got my act together and finished the purple cabled mitts that were just a thumb away from being complete in Wednesday's post. This is the Fingerless Gloves / Stulpen pattern, a free Ravelry download and the yarn is Marigoldjen 100% Superwash Merino Worsted in the Magic Wand colorway. This is my second time… Continue reading Magic Wand Two-Step
So Close – reading and project progress
Sadly, I have not touched my current book in weeks, maybe even months. I did take a few moments this morning to read a few pages of The Rent Collector to be fair! A good friend gave me Ann Hood's Knitting Yarns last week and I am really looking forward to starting that.... eventually! The… Continue reading So Close – reading and project progress
Back to the blog
Hello! Merry Christmas! Hopefully you had a lovely holiday season, I feel very lucky to say that I did. Among all the events (and noise, oh the noise) there was a lot of love and laughter. I love Christmas, I do, but I also love the days after it all to recover and be lazy.… Continue reading Back to the blog
Weekending
I already know I'm going to want to spotlight the kid's Halloween costumes on Friday (they are very awesome FOs, even if they are not knit) so I figure that today I'll share a bit about my weekend, which does include knitting projects! Saturday was the end of this session of swim lessons. I am… Continue reading Weekending
A cowl, an owl and cables! FO Friday!
It's been a good week! This cowl was my first crochet test project! Crystal wore hers a few weeks back to our knitting group and I was absolutely taken with it. I was rather forward in telling her that I was very interested in the pattern - I am feeling a lot more comfortable with… Continue reading A cowl, an owl and cables! FO Friday!
WIP Wednesday
I have had a lengthy love affair with Malabrigo. I think it was one of the first "nice" yarns I bought myself in my early knitting days. Over the years I have stashed it, admired it, coveted it, and yes, knit with it. Lately though I have just let it simmer in my stash. I… Continue reading WIP Wednesday
Toddler Flittens
Yesterday when we were playing outside, I mentioned to the Lorax that I will have to make her a neckwarmer for her pink coat (I'm thinking Scallo-pie, Not-a-scarf or just finishing the Zebra scarf). She pipes up that "My hands are freezing!" I told her that I had some handy dandy hand warmers that she… Continue reading Toddler Flittens