I can cast on like a champ. Last weekend I cast on 7 new projects. As we all know, my struggle is with follow through. So far so good though. I’m done with the ribbing. Miles of 1×1 of ribbing. And then the short rows with cabling on the WS rows. Did you hear me? […]
WIPs – 2014
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I woke up the other day with a need to knit all the garments. Suddenly, shawls and cowls just seemed…meh. Do you ever get that way? Just out of the blue you turn on things you were loving? I suspect it has something to do with the weather. Our weather has been closer to San […]
Summer is for sock yarn shawl knitting
I’ve been having a ball knitting on Collinear – I’m more than halfway done in just 2 weeks. I mentioned in my last post that I don’t enjoy working with many yarns at once. But sometimes pretty sucks you in and dazzles – this is one of those times. I did lessen the annoyance factor […]
All Collinear All the Time
I mentioned in last week’s post that I cast on for Collinear. I’m not sure what happened but I knit on it Every. Night. this week. I never knit after work. I think it’s a combo of pattern/yarn/color and competitiveness. As you guys know, I’ve only completed one FO this year. Ugh – that’s gotta change. I don’t […]
The Year of the Sock (Yarn)?
The My Sister’s Knitter Sock Yarn KAL kicked off yesterday. It’s a great group – conversation, advice, laughter…and enablement. Lots of enablement. This next KAL is all about sock yarn – it doesn’t matter the project or the gauge – just that it uses sock yarn. As Gigi says – it makes my heart sing. […]
If at first you don’t succeed…
try, try again. So I did, and cast on a couple new projects. First up are the Loki socks in Bitsy Knits Sock82me. The stitch definition is great but the 8 ply yarn is a little splitty. Not the best combo for twisted stitches but I love the colors. The yarn has just enough pinks in […]