It’s a new year and I want to start it off right. This year is all about commitment and the only way I see making those goals a reality is to keep them in my sights. I want more follow through and accountability for my goals. Here’s my first step toward that. My goals for […]
Happy New Year 2011 Style
I’ve been planning this post for several weeks now but I wanted to wait until this morning to do the actual writing. January 1st is always full of aspirations and possibilities and I don’t think I could capture that sentiment properly in mid-December. Let’s start with the requisite look back for 2010. Last year I […]
FO: Miss Frog
Only 10 months after casting on (I never would have believed it if I didn’t have the date in Ravelry) I have an FO to show you. Now that she’s done I can’t believe I took so long to finish. I cast on for this before my niece was born and here I am finally […]
craftacular: arlene’s world of lace
I’ve been busy collecting bookmarks lately related to all things crafty – knitting, sewing, home dec, gardening, cooking (ok, I’m taking liberties with the word “craft”). Rather than just keep them to myself I’m exploring a new type of post here at savannahchik – craftacular. Simply put, craftacular will be a collection of things I […]
Point Gammon It Is
I started Paul’s cabled pullover using a Drops pattern last month. Gauge issues forced me to frog it though. I had knitted about 400 yards at that point but it was just too wide. That sweater below is another I made for Paul and since then he’s lost a few pounds so bigger wasn’t my […]
Rhinebeck Options – Part 2
I’ve been obsessively considering this year’s Rhinebeck sweater. I’ve boiled it down to 2 battling desires – to walk around wearing a show piece, and to knit something wearable that will get tons of use (which means, something that looks good on *me* and not just when folded or hanging on a mannequin). I pulled […]