Crafting this week Mostly this week I’ve been working on my Arequita Tunic. I finished the bust increases: As you can see, I did increases in two spots – just inside the edging and further in where the increase will sit along the side of the breast. Pro tip: avoid… Read More »Just wow…
Two different yarns make up a fully reversible cowl This fun cowl only takes a couple skeins of yarn, and will keep you entertained without being overly complex. Each new section can be quickly memorized, but because you’ll keep changing techniques, you won’t get bored. Mix up not just colors,… Read More »Texture Cowl – Pattern
I’ve been working on the front panel of my Arequita Tunic, and I’m finally past the lace panel: This is an important progress marker not just because it means I’ve actually been working on it, but now I’m also freed up to work on it away from my computer. You… Read More »Past the lace…
Ready for a new pattern? You won’t have to wait much longer! I finished my cowl this week. It’s currently blocking, but as we are getting some (much needed) rain, the humidity has gone up so this may take a bit. Here it is unblocked, laid out on my ironing… Read More »Almost there!
Transitioning one color to the next & trouble with purls I’ve been working on my cowl, and generally have been very happy with how it’s working up. Except one thing: I didn’t like the way the transition from white to color and back to white looked as I also switched… Read More »The Little Details
I signed up for the Early Bird Knit Stars 5.0 back in May when it opened up* and one of the Early Bird perks promised what early access to the exclusive yarns and colorways for the classes. I’ll be honest, at the time I didn’t think much about that. I… Read More »Well, that was my yarn budget for 2020…
Don’t let the momentum fade It’s been over a week now since the protests started calling for justice and reform in how police, the justice system, and society more broadly treat black citizens and other people of color. And progress has been made in some areas – new investigations started,… Read More »Black Lives Still Matter
This past week has seen yet another black man brutally murdered by police and a white women attempt to get a black man murdered when she called 911 and lied that she was being threatened. The systemic racism in the United States, and the violence it both condones and encourages,… Read More »We should all be angry
I’ve started another new spinning project. And this time it really is different from my long term project to create the 3ply pomegranate yarn. First, I’m using a batt which I purchased from Barn2Yarn earlier this year: As you can see, it has little bits of wool locks, and other fibers… Read More »This one really is different
If you knit socks, or anything really, you probably have yarn leftovers. But socks in particular always seem to leave me with extra fingering weight yarn. With a shawl, I can often fudge the pattern a bit to use every last bit. But socks… well, making them longer just to… Read More »So that’s what you do with yarn leftovers…
