In theory, it's all about the fiber – knitting, crocheting, sewing, and spinning – but really, it's all about my life.
I’m a little afraid of what that subject line may bring my way, but oh well. =) So, last weekend (the 20th), a few of us Knitty girls met up at All About Yarn in Columbia. I picked up a few hanks of Wool in the Woods Double Kiss in Bashful. No clue what it [...]
So, I’ve made socks before, but I am very proud of these because they are my first: 1. Toe-up socks 2. Short-row heels 3. 2-at-once on circs All of which, I have determined, rule. So, without further ado, My Toe-Up-Two-At-Once-Short-Row-Heel Socks! Patons Kroy Sock in Tutti-Frutti Jacquard, knit on size 2 Addis (my newest addiction [...]
There has been some discussion of the Jayne hats on the Knittyboards of late, so I figured I’d post the pattern I worked out for the hats I made for Kris and Ed. Jayne Hat Cascade 220, doubled throughout – 1 skein each in colors 7825 (orange), 9404 (yellow), and 9444 (red) – makes 2 [...]
So, it occurs to me that I finished my Clapotis about a month ago, and never remembered to post any pictures of it. Here it is, with a teeny smidge of my tattoo peeking out over the top, and a closeup of the actual fabric. I used Wool in the Woods “Swan”, in that lovely [...]
Kris is home, so I had him take this pic of my finished Tivoli. And once I have some more success on the Yarn Diet Diet, it will look much less lumpy around the middle… *sigh*
I’ve been the finishing queen lately. I frogged the pink Sigma tank that I had started and turned the yarn into a Tivoli tee, which I loooooooove. (Will post pics when I have a photographer here to take some). What an awesome pattern! I cast on in the car going to EdFest, and was done [...]
