Textured Knits I’ve been anticipating this one since it came up on my Amazon recommended list. My local Barnes & Noble had a copy so I took a look at it this weekend. I was quite underwhelmed. It’s another of those Rowan/Jaeger books with limited sizing. The designs were — “eh”. I expected more creativity […]
Long Weekend
Like most Americans, I’ve been anticipating this weekend! As an employee I’ve been looking forward to the extra day off. As a home owner I’ve been looking forward to some more progress on the house. And as a knitter I’ve been looking forward to the unofficial kick off of fall! The wool knitting will now […]
My Pretties
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 […]
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 […]