I think I finally shook the bad knitting vibes this weekend. I knitted on 3 or 4 different projects and really enjoyed it. I even finished sock #1 of the pink and purple koigu: The astute observer will note that yes, there is a tiny hole where the pink heel corner meets the rest of […]
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Alternate Route
I swear a big black cloud is following me around this week. I got my Silke Tweed in the mail yesterday. The colors are gorgeous! Tweedy and rich and beautiful. But I don’t know if I like the feeling of the yarn. I expected it to feel more woolly, but in fact it feels very […]
Karma Cleansing
Ever have one of those weeks where you feel like you’ve made no knitting progress? I’m having one of those. I started that cabled pullover this weekend – twice. Once with Araucania Nature Wool. I love the yarn, but it just wasn’t giving me the look I had envisioned. Then I bought Lion Brand Wool […]
Fair Isle Yarn Drama
After I posted yesterday I went over to Elann to pick out the red shades to undo my new and “improved” color scheme I cooked up last week. And guess what? They were out of the reds I wanted! Last week they had 50+ of one of them! Argh…. I finally sucked it up and […]
Fair Isle Lessons
Phew that was fast! My Elann order was delivered to me yesterday! I nervously opened the box, hoping I was going to like the colors all together in real life. I did! The colors on the site were very true. The suspense of what the yarn would look like all knitted up together got the […]
Winter Knitting
This is the first summer I’ve really tried my hand at knitting garments for warmer weather. I love the concept — to be able to wear things you make year-round. What I don’t like, however, is what it feels like when knitting most warmer weather yarns. I know this is no great discovery. Many other […]