I’ve been aimless about my knitting lately. I think I’ve CO something new for the past 4? 6? weekends. Things just aren’t sticking, but I’m not giving up. Today’s latest is Elfe by Astrid Schramm. It’s a simple, top-down top made with the contiguous method. I’m excited to try it in a simple design. My plan […]
sweaters
all Overlynd all the time
I’m officially in that obsessed-can’t-think-of-knitting-anything-else stage. The color, those cables… that collar… and those raglan lines all make for a “can’t put it down” project. I tried it on last night and LOVE the collar. I think I’m more excited about the collar right now than the cable. It does need some […]
Overlynd ftw
A couple week ago I blogged about Overlynd. Melissa released it earlier this week! I love that cable and the fold over cowl/collar is such a great feature. I shopped my stash but didn’t have anything that worked, so I headed to my LYS on Thursday and got Berroco Vintage in Aster. The color is […]
A little this and a little that
There’s been a serious lack of focus around here lately. Great for new WIPs, not so great for any serious progress. I frogged Sprig and started Ease in the Mad Tosh Merino DK instead. I love Sprig but I finally admitted the loosely spun single was not a great match. I’m a bit […]
And the obsession continues
I’ve only knit on 3 in 1 for the past week. I momentarily dreamed of some garter stitch but that was fleeting. I want to wear this top. Now. Right now. Last week I talked about the 2 color options I had – orange in the middle or the bottom. I decided on the middle. […]
Vogue Knitting Live: the after party
OK not really a party, but new yarn is reason to celebrate. I wrote on Friday about some projects that have been inspiring me lately. I love doing that because it puts everything in one place for me when I’m shopping. I knew I wanted to look for yarn for 3 in 1 and I […]