… 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.
I’m doing it. I don’t think it will ever replace knitting as my second-nature hobby, but I want this skill in my arsenal. Maybe it’s the inspiration from Kollabora. (Yes,…
I’ve been to Madtosh Crafts before, but never for a class. In fact, I’ve never done any kind of craft with a group since college. My first thought was to…
Sounds like another bad tv pilot, huh? Actually it’s just a mash up of knitting project names and the fact that I’m the featured maker over on Kollabora’s Nora Meets the…
Once I adjusted to this new way of knitting and started over with smaller needles, all has been smooth in the knitalong. It’s one of those hard to put…
I kick off my Recycle Reknit Remake Make-along with Good Night Day’s super chunky Sitka Toque and Durand cowl knit out of repurposed bargain bin scarf yarn.
Can’t stop hearing this song since I started knitting the Caramel Sweater by Isabell Kraemer. It’s basically a striped, boxy, blanket – style cardigan that can be worn open or…