I feel like I’m over the hump on my cardigan (or is that two humps?) I’m past the bust now, which means I’ve finished all my bust dart increases (and corresponding decreases) as well as my short rows. When I try it on, it looks good. The front edges stay… Read More »Over the hump
Know what’s great? When you learn that a friend/family member/colleague or similar has decided to take up knitting (or crochet, spinning, etc…). Why? A couple reasons. The first is frankly probably the most important: I genuinely believe fiber and textile arts/crafts to be really fullfilling and fantastic pursuits. They involve… Read More »Putting on my enabler hat
I’m making some decent progress on my Melaine cardigan but as I work on it, the thought has come to me… why do I keep doing this to myself? I’m working on yet another top on small needles in light weight yarn and it’s fitted. So this means: – takes a long… Read More »Why do I do this to myself?
I finished the socks on time on Wednesday, and they were dry before my aunt arrived Thursday. I love how the colors turned out with the stranded bits of yarn. They remind me of old stained glass windows with the dark leading and sunlight working its way through. So, success!… Read More »Stranded Raku socks complete
I’ve been thinking in my head that I have until Friday to finish the socks. This is my first day off work, the day my dad and stepmom arrive, But this isn’t right, for two reasons. First, I should really finish them a day before they need to be given, so… Read More »A miscalculation
Or, the Clock is Ticking Next week my dad and stepmom are dropping by for a few days before they go on a tour of a few coutries in Europe. We’re looking forward to seeing them and my aunt had mentioned that she might try to come too since she’s… Read More »Careful what you wish for…
It’s been a trip full of travel time – Germany to Chicago, Chicago to Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh to Fort Wayne… This is generally good for crafting if you can get out of being the driver. Which didn’t even come up. Thus, on this last leg (4+ hr drive from Pitt to… Read More »More progress and an easy win
This trip thus far has been lots of fun, but also provided a decent amount of crafting time so far. I was waffeling a bit if I’d over packed the crafts, but I think I got it just right. That is to say, just enough too much that I’m not… Read More »A good craftcation
Compared to some people, I haven’t had a whole lot of babies in my life. Friends either haven’t started families yet, or I met them when their children were past the baby stage. So I didn’t really know how much I’d enjoy knitting baby things. I mean, I could only… Read More »Baby Stuff
It occured to me that, while I showed you what I bought at Wonderwool Wales, I didn’t show much about what I worked on. You’re probably thinking I just added to my stash but didn’t get any crafting done. Not true! I think I actually got a nice bit of… Read More »I did get stuff done, really
