I’ve been working on lots of projects this week. It’s been fun to play with different yarns, needles, and colors. I’m not certain that all three projects will stick, but that’s OK. Sometimes the experimentation is all that I need. And, they’re all out of stash yarn, so all it cost me was a few […]
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How I Got My Knit-Groove Back
Has it been two weeks already? Wow, I didn’t anticipate how long it would take to write my next post after St. Brigid, but in a lot of ways I needed the break. In my last post, I mentioned that knitting St. Brigid taught me a lot about my knitting. It’s taken me a couple […]
rhinebeck re-entry
Rhinebeck was great. Re-entry was really hard last year — 6 hours of driving on Sunday after a long weekend, so I took today off too. I didn’t buy a lot this year. I’m getting much better with my festival purchases. Pictured above are 2 of the 4 purchases I made: morehouse merino dragon scarves […]
I think I can I think I can…
After a marathon knitting session yesterday, and a marathon seaming session this morning, all that’s left is the hood. I’m feeling a big relief now that: the sleeves are knit the sleeve caps fit the saddles are knit and look good i’ve tried it on without the use of pins and it still fits! i […]
KnittingFriends.com Launch
I’m taking a break from my St. Brigid posts to tell you about a new site that’s launching today — KnittingFriends.com, and to share with you an interview with Vishen Lakhiani — the co-founder of MindValley.com (the incubator for KnittingFriends.com). I’m excited to be announcing this today because it reflects the convergence of my personal […]
Now with 100% Front
I did it! I got through the front! i’m a little curvy since i’m still unblocked And damn if it doesn’t feel good. For the first time on this project, I feel like it’s completely doable. Not just if-I-hope-and-pray-and-don’t-have-to-rip-back-too-much-or-f-up-the-armholes-or-the-front-split. A couple details: front split I’m giving enough detail so someone else could copy me if […]