Sunset Shawl
This pattern is called the Simple Spring Shawl, by Michelle Krause, but mine looks more Sunset than Spring. I have never used a variegated yarn for a shawl or scarf…
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Thing to Wear Cardigan and Process Vs Product
This is my Thing to Wear Cardigan, by Allyson Dykhuizen, from Holla Knits Winter 2015. You know, the one with the knitted Fair Isle Pants. It’s kimono-inspired, graphic, and a…
Spring Cleaning
I’ve been quiet here for a few weeks to do some Spring cleaning. It’s all part of that taking time to do things that are good for me, while balancing…
His and Hers Slippers
I finally knit my husband a pair of socks. Sort of. They’re his and her matching Inniskór slippers from Chelsea Berkompas’ book The Wool Project. Now we’re matchy matchy twins-…
Two at Once, Toe-up, Magic Loop Stripes
You’ve heard of the Love Dare? Maybe the Respect Dare, too? Well I’ve settled on doing the Sock Dare and I’m already seeing the difference in my relationship with sock…
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Book and Pattern Splurge
Guys, this may seem like a thrown together post, but I just wanted to get something up after a week of silence. The silence was due to weird pulled muscles…
A Little More on my Thing to Wear Cardigan.
As you can see, I’ve been slowly working away at all of my KAL sweaters the last two weeks. The Thing to Wear Cardigan is for the Holla Knits KAL…
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Cherry Pie Sweater
Somehow I finished my Cherry Pie cardigan by the end of the Great Northern Knit-along. If you didn’t know, Great Northern Knits is a knitting book based on Twin Peaks….
The Wool Project Introduced Me to Lopi
Chelsea Berkompas recently released an ebook, The Wool Project, which has so intrigued me. Besides having several of her beautiful patterns in it, one of which I’m almost finished…
Interesting Shaping
Oversized sweaters have been the thing for so long that knitting much waist shaping feel awkward to me, now. And there is a lot of really interesting shaping going on…