I finished knitting my Oppositional Cardigan over the weekend. It took a little to block it as the weather turned cooler and damper at the beginning of the week. I also had to be careful to pat it into shape and not stretch it, or the superwash wool was ready… Read More »Opposition(al) Conquered and Snuggly
I found lovely little rose shaped buttons: So this means I’ve finished my cardigan and I am absolutely thrilled. It’s just what I wanted. The color is both striking yet versatile, and the fit is cozy but elegant. And it fits like I hoped it would. I am happy with… Read More »Exactly what I hoped for
My Melaine cardigan is nearly done. Sleeves are finished, ends woven in, and it’s even been blocked. All I need now are buttons: eight little ones in an antique pewter is what I want. I am really excited it’s nearly done as I think it’s going to be a great addition… Read More »All but the buttons
Or, more accurately, on the last arm. I finished all of the decreases on the left arm, and am setting it aside to work the right arm to the same point. Part of the reason for this is because I altered the decrease rate to account for a) my larger… Read More »On the last leg
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’m totally running behind on my blog posts. So prepare for a bit of catch up over the next few. First, my knitting from the past week or so: I’ve made a nice bit of progress on my Melaine cardigan. This has been aided by temperatures cool enough in Germany (down… Read More »A bit behind…
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 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
