… 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.
This feels like a milestone. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because I’ve been wanting to knit this design, The Elder Tree Shawl, by Silvia Bo Bilvia (or it’s sister…
In Episode 33: Hiding Out I share all of your recipes for the perfect way to do nothing and do a little of that myself in my garden where I share some projects I’m starting in Mockingbird Fiber co yarn and progress on Sunset Ringer Tee.
I waited to cast on for my Bombshell Shorts so I could join in Project: Stash’s Pour Moi Knitalong. These ladies are all so lovely and I’ve wanted to get…