I’ve told myself I should join Camp Loopy. Well this year I did. There’s a challenge each month. First month is to knit up at least 400 yards into a project. I picked my yarn – Malabrigo Mechita in English Rose. I love the color variations! And since it pretty much matches my blog you […]
WIPs 2015
Weigh it shawl!
I CO for a Weigh It Shawl last weekend. Well, really the weekend before. I started on US#6 (because I knew better than the pattern) and then CO again with US#9 a week later (because it turns out the pattern was right). I’m getting a much better drape on the 9s. Isn’t it pretty? I […]
the next KAL
Plum Dandi is holding a KAL that starts today – knit any sweater pattern that they offer to be entered into the drawing for some awesome prizes. I quickly decided that I wanted to knit Briquette out of Miss Babs Yowza in Scarlet Letter. Pretty color and the hoodie is something I’ll get a lot […]
WIP ’em out
I had a bit of a cast on extravaganza this past week. First up were these socks in yarn I bought (and loved) 3 years ago. I special-ordered the bump from glblf and got it Navajo plied from Plied Together after I fell in love with a pair of socks in my Friends feed. If it […]
Stash Be Damned 2015
well, more like Stash Be Used 2015, but that’s not nearly as catchy right? Tomorrow is the beginning of a new year and all the dreams and wonderment are alive in the knitting community. This looks like it’s the year of Knit Your Stash (or really, yet another year of Knit Your Stash). Lots of […]