a knitter starts to think about Fall. Isn’t that always the way? Lately my mind had been on hoodies. I wear them a lot – I practically live in them on the weekends. Perfect thing to spend my time on, right? Plus, it passes the Rhinebeck test. I’d love to walk around the fairgrounds in […]
pullover
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 […]
(not so) white light
I got my Christmas yarn on the 23rd. It’s gorgeous! I went through so many project ideas but once I saw the yarn I knew it needed to be White Light. The reverse stockinette stitch background was begging for some slightly variegated hand dyed yarn. The pullover starts with a mega-cowl – here it is […]
Indie Gift A Long – My Picks
The IndieGAL is in full swing. In case you don’t know what it is: Designers choose up to 20 designs to offer at 25% off – look at all of them The sale goes from Thursday Nov 13 – Friday Nov 21 After that, the KAL goes until Dec 31st. Knit ANY pattern from a […]
Threefer
Sorry guys but I’m going to be a bit boring today with a third post in a row on Raspberry Tart. No choice if I’m going to get her done before Rhinebeck. I’m sure you’re getting close to having heard enough about this design – I’m losing steam too. I got up yesterday morning and […]
Rougina
Do you remember Orangina? It hit the knitblog circuit back in 2007. It finally started warming up in the Philly area this week and I started wearing a few lacier tops. And of course that got me thinking about knitting a lacy top. I looked at a bunch of tops and had several in mind, […]