I finished my WestKnits “Clawed” shawl about a week ago. It was definitely an excellent project to work while integrating a kitten into the household. All the following made it easy to put down quickly if a kitten was getting himself into trouble, whether knitting related or other trouble. simple… Read More »A good kitten project
It’s the end of summer, so really, it’s more wasps than bees flying around these days (I think the kitten has finally figured out wasps are dangerous toys). But I feel like I’ve been a busy bee. Last weekend anyways was unusually action packed, especially for the Covid-era. On Saturday,… Read More »Busy Busy Bees
So I finished my Arequita Tunic a little while back, and just realized that you never actually got pictures of the finished product. This, even though I’ve worn it several times already. Suffice it to say… I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. The contrast panels look great, it… Read More »Only worn about four times
Back in 2018, one of my yarn buys was the Unplanned Peacock morphic colorway “Strawberry Fields”. It’s been hanging on my bedroom wall ever since, until it was bumped from the wall in my enthusiasm to hang up my needlefelt sunset. It’s the last if the Unplanned Peacock I bought… Read More »Morphing plans
It’s a gray and rainy day today. It started with a light drizzle last night – so light I wouldn’t have realized it was raining outside but for the damp cats and wet paw prints across the floor. The Norwegian Forest cat comes with a built-in “rain coat” so they… Read More »Rainy days and Log Fires
So last Sunday I and my sister-in-law took Cecilia Ho of FelTastic Fashion’s virtual workshop on needle felting through FiberWorld 2020. The theme was to create a sunrise/sunset sort of picture. I was excited because if you check out her Instagram or other sites, she does some neat work, and… Read More »Needle Felt Sunrise/Sunset with Cecilia Ho
I finished my “Chocolate Sensations” batt last week. It’s still sitting on the spindle where I can admire just how much fiber I crammed onto the spindle: I’m not sure I’m a fan of the fire-star. It was annoying to spin with, tried to fly everywhere, and left a bit… Read More »Another batt down…
My Arequita Tunic is FINISHED! It’s currently having it’s bath and I’ll lay it out flat to dry as soon as I am done with this post. So ok… there’s still blocking to complete. And then trimming the ends. But I finished knitting it, seaming it, and weaving in the… Read More »All Sewn Up
I’ve been plugging along on the Arequita Tunic, and while I know I’m only a few inches from the end, I feel like I’ll never get there. I’ve been on staycation all week, which you might think would lead to spectacular knitting progress. But it’s been bloody hot, and also… Read More »Will it ever be done?
I am slowly making progress on my Arequita Tunic. The front and back are both well into the hip increases now, and are starting to look less like a crop top and more like a tunic: I have had two challenges in making progress. First, I’ve made mistakes in the… Read More »Progress despite the heat
