. . . I think.
I am no longer making dish/washcloths at a frantic pace and I even finished a sock, knit a pair of slippers for Hubby, and started slippers for the kids. I think this a step in the right direction.
Hubby’s slippers, pre-felting, are so big that when I put my hand into them they reach my elbow.
The [...]
This Thanksgiving weekend I succumbed to Dishcloth Madness. I took up the challange to knit ten dishcloths by the end of December in the Reclaiming the Home group on Ravelry. After the first dishcloth, knit on Thanksgiving day, I seemed to lose my mind and so far I have knit nine and the tenth is on the [...]
Another Garterlac dishcloth, designed by Dave at Criminy Jickets, this time in Sugar’n Cream Stripes. Started and finished yesterday.
This was not the best pairing of yarn and pattern. In my defense I had never worked with the yarn before and was thinking gradual color changes not the abrupt color changes actually in the yarn. [...]
I finished two hats this week. I loved knitting both of them, the patterns, the yarn the finished product, loved the whole process. I took pictures of them at the LYS, they have these great wooden heads for displaying hats.
Hat the First . . .
pattern: Odessa by Grumperina
yarn: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino DK
needles: Clover Bamboo
cast-on: Oct [...]
pattern: Knitting Pure & Simple #981 Children’s Neckdown Cardigan
yarn: Peace Fleece Worsted - Moscow Magic Pink
needles: Clover Bamboo
cast-on: Sept 8, 2007 cast-off: Sept 14, 2007
notes: This was one quick knit. Seven days start to finish! I debated what size to knit and ended up knitting the 6-8 and adding an inch to the body and the sleeves for some growing room. So much [...]
The weather before we left on vacation was iffy, to say the least. After a lovely June and early July, it turned wet and overcast. I packed well for vacation, anticipating much rain and time spent indoors. I packed three WIPs, yarn for another project and the spinning wheel with roving for two projects.
As it turns [...]
Here is the first finished yarn off the new wheel. The roving is 4oz of targhee, hand dyed by Emma of DragonFibers, in the colorway Oceanic.
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Although it did end up being thick and thin in places all over, I am quite pleased with the plying, it is a tighter ply and over [...]