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 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
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
One of my Saturday chores today was to gather the energy and willpower to head to the department store downtown and get underwear. It’s been increasingly clear as pair after pair of (embarassinly old – no, I won’t say) underwear has hit the dustbin that I need to get more.… Read More »Short rows are a busty gal’s best friend
I’ll spare you a photo of mine, but when I tried on the Zinone just before joining front and back, my suspicions that the armhole would not comfortably find my arm were confirmed. There was a nice little gap which could only be covered by serious stretching of the fabric.… Read More »Armpits and adjustments
I’ve been working on my Zinone top, and as I rather expected, I had a few things to adjust. First, it became clear that while the size I was working on promised an armscye 8.5in deep, I was not going to get this. I do not want a too tight… Read More »Avoid the Pools
I’ve been working on the buffalo silk cowl for TheEnabler on and off since August as an excellent purse project. The skein is 50g of lace weight and the pattern, Monroe, is basically k2 p2 ribbing for 14 of the 16 row repeat. Rows 8 and 16 aren’t exactly rocket… Read More »Cowl Conversions
