I’m making some pretty decent progress on my Melaine cardigan. I’ve finished the entire body, including button bands and i-cord edging. The instructions tell you to bind off the bottom, then do the sleeves before returning to the button bands (pretty standard order). But I chose to go ahead with… Read More »Just a couple sleeves to go…
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
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 first sock in the pair I am making for my husband over the weekend. He needs some new basic socks as the first pair I made him back in 2014 are looking a bit worn. Given the miles and miles he has walked in them, I am not… Read More »Feeling Clever
I finished the Damask Cowl last Sunday, and blocked it yesterday, so today I have a photo of it fully completed to share. Turns out that binding off brioche is a bit of a pain. It’s the only bit I didn’t try or practice before getting started on this project.… Read More »Damask Cowl – Done!
If slowly… Kitten continues to slow knitting progress. I’ve been able to get some knitting done while on work calls if she’s sleeping elsewhere. And, big accomplishment, I can sneak out my knitting if she’s sufficiently zonked out in my lap or next to me. Proof: However, it’s still a… Read More »Knitting has been happening
I have been working alternately on the kilt hose and my Damask Cowl (also a pair of socks and my mohair scarf, but those hardly count). I am, however, finding myself a bit conflicted. I want to make good progress on the socks, and the pattern is quite engaging. But,… Read More »Competing priorities
This week I’ve been playing a bit with making bouclé yarns. I’ve had a bunch of mohair top and mohair locks sitting around with just that plan in mind, but had not yet gotten around to giving it a try. A couple weekends ago, I finally bought my last “ingredients”: silk… Read More »Bouclé
So last night the kilt hose looked like this: Not bad right? Starting to look a bit more like a sock? It doesn’t look like that anymore. The larger cable there is the back of the calf, and it’s rapidly decreasing to nothing. But, upon a quick check with both… Read More »Frustrations in Footwear
I’ve been working hard on my legwarmers, not so much out of abstract dedication to finishing a project as because it’s gotten cold again and man, I could really use them! I was feeling pretty happy on Monday that I was ready to start the decreases down the calf when… Read More »Knitting Surgery
