… and I won’t knit for nobody but me. You know, like the song… Love Machine… anyway.. that’s me, lately, working for nobody but me.
I am finally making Georgia by Jane Richmond. Aren’t those little pleats the best? This is the sort of detail I admire her work for. I could just close my eyes and blindly point to anything on her pattern page and love it. It’s all the kind of thing I’d wear. So far I’ve made the Jane hat and the Oatmeal Pullover twice (One is in a horrible color that I consider a “play” sweater for when I wouldn’t want a “real” sweater to get messed up.)
Check out the Gynx faded denim sock yarn I’m using. I love the subtle color variations. I was concerned that the lack of shaping wouldn’t be flattering on me, but I’m two thirds of the way down the body and tried it on to find a really comfortable fit. The true test will be the armholes. These massive biceps of mine need extra room to swing freely. Actually, I just spaz out if I feel constricted in any way by my clothing.
This had been good tv knitting. My sister slips over, here and there, to watch Downton Abbey with me as I work on it. Yeah, I know. I can’t help but watch it, even with Matthew’s melodramatic walking out of his wheelchair scene and O’Brien’s twisting of her mustache.
Katie Henry makes me want to sew. That is really saying something because, other than an occasional button, I’ve only actually sewn one project- my Scallop Clutch. When I look…
We usually just go out to eat for Valentine’s Day, buy some chocolates for ourselves and our kids, and eat too much of everything. I hadn’t thought of doing anything…
I received my Good Night, Day book in the mail yesterday! This is the book I’ve been diligently test knitting for this Fall. As a result, I have tons of…
The last hat I indulged in during the Any Hat KAL is the Saguaro Blossom Hat by Anne Podlesak. I found this pattern in her Free Spirit Knits book, during an…
I love that this summer top was knit entirely in Utah. It will forever be associated with hoodoos and slot canyons in my mind. It’s Just Beachy by Emma Welford,…
I thought doing a sweater pattern twice would be a little tedious, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how easy this has been. (one sleeve) The first Lady Bat was…