It’s been a while since I’ve done a Friday Faves. Christy and I are going to VKL tomorrow so I had to pull together some of my favorite designs for shopping inspiration. I’ve selected mostly shawls because I have 8? sweaters-worth of yarn. That didn’t stop me from adding one design to the list that […]
Friday Faves
Friday Faves: Single Ply Fingering Sweaters
I have 4 skeins of MadTosh Tosh Merino Light and I started searching for garment patterns for it. I realized there weren’t *that* many that fit my requirements of simple but with a little something extra. I don’t want a simple top down raglan but I also don’t want the fuss of a complex stitch […]
Friday Faves: New Fall Patterns
Ah, autumn – a knitter’s mecca of cables, cowls and cardis. The hardest part of this time of the year is deciding what to make first. And this list won’t help with that one little bit. Brooklyn Tweed Fall 13 Cables? check Thick scarves and wraps? check Cushy textures? check Rhinebeck Sweater Some of our […]
Friday Faves: Blankets
I’ve been enjoying looking at all the gorgeous blanket FOs. The colors, the movement, the coziness – they’re all so tempting. And who cares if I’ve only ever finished one blanket? How many times do I have to tell you – logic be damned. Here’s a sampling of some of my faves. Domino Star Stashbuster […]
Friday Faves: Self-Striping Sock Patterns
As you probably know, I have a bit of a growing obsession with self-striping yarn (there are a few missing from my stash page and one more that’s being shipped soon) and I suspect a lot of you do as well. Here are a few good options… The Simple These are some great options for […]
Friday Faves: Fingerless Mitts
We had a cold snap in the Northeast a couple weeks back. Cold enough that I had to buy a fleece hoodie because I was stuck out at the mall without any outerwear. All this chilly weather got me thinking about fingerless mitts. They’re such a great little project – they go quickly, usually only […]