… and I won’t knit for nobody but me. You know, like the song… Love Machine… anyway.. Â 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.
I finished Sunset Highway, by Caitlin Hunter, like a month or two ago. I know you’ve seen a thousand million of them so why read further? Because I said so. You…
It would have been easy to skip ahead on the Nachtfalter Knitalong with it’s baby cable rib bottom. Even though it’s tough on my wrists I found myself thinking, “Just…
What makes an ugly Christmas sweater ugly and why I am making one rather than buy a cheap fast fashion version? I talk about famous Ugly Christmas sweaters and misshaped moose.
Many of you have said you like the sitting-and-crafting-with-a -friend type of videos. You’re in luck! That was all I could muster this week while I healed an injury. Come test your power of focus and join me for a little knit and ramble.
I suppose I will… this spring… because I’m finally making the Bombshell Shorts. I’ve been so looking forward to making this that I’ve had trouble concentrating on the project I…