I got my Spirit Trail yarn. It’s lovely! I had a hard time choosing which one to keep and which ones to gift out. I ordered 3 different types of sock yarn and they’re all wonderful. The fingering weight (pinks) has 20% nylon in it for sturdy wear. The lighter weight merino (oranges) is more […]
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T-5
5 days til we kick off the Gerbera Along. I haven’t been able to settle on a color combo. Yesterday, it finally hit me why I was so indecisive. The 2 color area on Gerbera — it will go right across my bust. It will not be flattering for me. I still love the design […]
1 Repeat Down…
Lots and lots more to go! I finished one whole repeat on St Brigid. I’m still in love with the Silky Wool. dark grey yarn + grey day = poor pic That’s the best pic I was able to get. The yarn and overcast skies is making for bad blog imagery. Thanks for all your […]
All Hoodie All The Time
The Cascade 220 couldn’t be nicer to work with! Believe it or not I had to force myself to knit on St. Brigid for a while this weekend. There’s just something about this yarn and pattern that I love working on. I could also be the fact that St. Brigid is shaping up to be […]
New Yarn
Sock Yarn! I think shopping for sock yarn is my favorite yarn buying activity. There’s virtually no yarn that you can’t use. And the colors are amazing. Leigh mentioned how much she loved her sock yarn from Spirit Trail Yarns earlier in the week. I stopped by and found gorgeous colors! I’ve been looking for […]
Loose Knit Stitch
Remember my St. Brigid swatch from a few days ago? The astute observer may have noticed that my single knit stitches are wonky. I don’t know what to do to fix it. I’ve tried making sure I tighten the yarn when I switch from P to K and then back to P. Isn’t really working. […]