Category: Knitting
I wanted a nice, thick pair of raggsockor so I knit myself a pair. And then I cast on another pair, yet another and finally one more. I'd waited a week or so to write this post, just to see if the rush was over, but I'm eyeing that grey-marled yarn for another pair... these … Continue reading The Great Sock Rush of 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFY4R9N16hY I love toe-up socks, but I have trouble getting the final join in the bind-off to look good. I usually just end up taking the yarn up and over and under around and... well, basically trying to make it look even. It turns out that there is a much easier way! Check out KnitFreedom's … Continue reading Tip for binding off in the round
I loved both of these patterns so much that I had to make more! One of my favorite skirts and one of my very first successful makes was my Sewaholic Rae linen skirt. I wore that skirt all over the world. The biggest issue and the reason I couldn't wear it to the office is … Continue reading A linen Rae and a turqouise Hyss – summery combo
While learning how to do a skill (picking up stitches for the button band for my black Hyss?) I found a new way of purling Continental style! I can't find the original video that describes the original technique, but I've found another example to share. The lady in the video wrapped the yarn around the … Continue reading A different approach for Continental purling
Wow...it seems so odd to be planning for a fall wardrobe. It feels so odd to be planning a wardrobe at all! Normally I just browsed stores and when I found something that I liked, fit and had a reasonable price, I bought it. Plus - it's the beginning of August. It's really still summer, … Continue reading Fall/winter 2015 wardrobe plans
I'd had my eye on this shrug pattern (Hyss) since last summer - I just ran out of time/interest to knit it. Then again, last summer I was still on the sock kick. So this spring, when Drops had their sale on wool based yarns, I went ahead and bought a ton of yarn (actually, about … Continue reading Hyss shrug: the black edition
For a while there, I was on a Hitchhiker shawlette kick. They were just so easy to make and looked so cool, especially with the interestingly dyed yarns. Fred asked me if I would make one for his mother. I suggested Malabrigo sock and he chose this gorgeous Lotus colorway. I cast on a Hitchhiker … Continue reading Trillian scarf: subtle and sweet
It might be better to say that the raw materials for Fred's new sweater have arrived. All sixteen balls of Icelandic wool in their monochromatic glory for the pattern "91149 Jón by Hulda Hákonardóttir". The project's working title is "Fred's Monochrome Sweater". I was playing around on Ravelry last weekend. I turned to Fred and … Continue reading Fred’s new sweater has arrived!
After deciding not to take up leatherworking to create a case for our new TomTom, I knit a case instead. Here's what the final version looks like: I'm quite proud of myself, as I actually looked at the measurements of the TomTom and the gauge of the yarn to calculate how many stitches I should … Continue reading TomTom sock
Given the success I had with the Little Boy Brown sweater, I decided to knit a larger version for my niece, Aubrey. I loved working on it so much that it all went very quickly - I was even working on it on the plane to and from Malta in May. It was just such a … Continue reading Marius: the pink bomb
