Sweater Weather!
Cooler weather is here, and that means our sweaters are back! They go into a drawer (or two) when it gets warm in the summer and I halfway forget they are there. Then fall comes around again, and it’s exciting to see them again.
Month: September 2019
The Bleatnik Ensemble
Dolores’s next outfit is begun! Inspired by her friend Harry’s turtleneck and beret, she feels the need to show off her deep side as well. Not that it’s a competition at all. Fortunately, I have just the kit and got started this evening. It is going pretty quickly, so I think she should be ready… Continue reading The Bleatnik Ensemble
Harry Mon Amour
Well, Harry’s procedure is complete! The result is not seamless, but it did have the desired effect. He is taller by a little more than an inch, and while I was working on him, I stuffed him a little more firmly too. I had a little trouble with picking up the stitches, so there’s definitely… Continue reading Harry Mon Amour
Harry Reconstructed
I got Harry Bollasockyarn’s little poet outfit completed finally 🙂 Sorry for the terrible indoor photo. It is a black turtleneck and a black beret, and they are blocking right now. I you follow the link above, you will see his Webs glamour shots. I tried them on him, reconfirming what I knew when I… Continue reading Harry Reconstructed
Sock It To Me Monday*
Soft Pretzel socks are done! The pattern on the top of the foot and the front of the leg is just the soft pretzel cable motif. The back of the leg has two columns of soft pretzel cables and some other conventional cabling. The two stitch cables from the fancy gussets continue up the back… Continue reading Sock It To Me Monday*
Rain!
Our big news here is that we finally got some rain! It has been very dry in southeast Alaska for the last month or so and pretty windy as well. There are some pretty big wildfires burning near Anchorage, and as a consequence we have had really bad smoke for the last several week. Most… Continue reading Rain!
Quite A Yarn 