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
Or… I can’t resist making changes It’s been a busy week, hence the gap in posts. In what time I’ve had to knit, I’ve been working on some modifications to the Arequita Tunic. I a) realized I wouldn’t have enough dusty rose yarn and b) the lace panels looked a… Read More »Color and Balance
Crafting this week Mostly this week I’ve been working on my Arequita Tunic. I finished the bust increases: As you can see, I did increases in two spots – just inside the edging and further in where the increase will sit along the side of the breast. Pro tip: avoid… Read More »Just wow…
I’ve been working on the front panel of my Arequita Tunic, and I’m finally past the lace panel: This is an important progress marker not just because it means I’ve actually been working on it, but now I’m also freed up to work on it away from my computer. You… Read More »Past the lace…
Transitioning one color to the next & trouble with purls I’ve been working on my cowl, and generally have been very happy with how it’s working up. Except one thing: I didn’t like the way the transition from white to color and back to white looked as I also switched… Read More »The Little Details
Don’t let the momentum fade It’s been over a week now since the protests started calling for justice and reform in how police, the justice system, and society more broadly treat black citizens and other people of color. And progress has been made in some areas – new investigations started,… Read More »Black Lives Still Matter
If you knit socks, or anything really, you probably have yarn leftovers. But socks in particular always seem to leave me with extra fingering weight yarn. With a shawl, I can often fudge the pattern a bit to use every last bit. But socks… well, making them longer just to… Read More »So that’s what you do with yarn leftovers…
I consider myself to be pretty lucky with my kitty. While she will totally go after a piece of yarn dangled in her face, and knitting needles left poking out of a project are awfully tempting for a chew, she mostly ignores my yarn. I can safely leave a ball,… Read More »She knows I like yarn
I was going to say “last weekend I blocked my shawl” but then I realized its Wednesday and thus it was actually two weekends ago. Oops. So on the last weekend in April I blocked my Fireworks Festival shawl: And it was a good thing I got started first thing… Read More »Blocked and in Use
