Last week was Shark Week, and longtime readers will know what that means. Shark socks! This year, Alissa and I did a KAL of some shark socks that have a little bit of fancy intarsia included. We decided to knit the intarsia parts flat, seam them, then work up from the intarsia piece to make… Continue reading Sock it To Me: Shark Week Edition
I haven’t had a lot to report with our flowers and veggies so far year as it’s been pretty slow going. I ordered most of our plants through a mail-order company thinking it would be better. It did not work out that way. However. things are finally growing and blooming! We have flowers in a… Continue reading Agriculture Report!
In the face of all logic and sense, I’m now working on 2 sweaters for knit-a-longs: She Makes Waves, and Tonnach, a Kate Davies pattern. First, She Makes Waves. Alissa and I are doing a couple of summery, nautical-inspired KALs together this year, including this mermaid-theme sweater, and a sharky project to be named next… Continue reading Another Cast On
The assigned pooling pineapple shawl I started last month is finished! The yarn is Auridon Deluxe Merino Sock AP, and the colorway is Pineapple Assigned Pooling. I did not use a pattern, just the method for the Vortex shawl shape from Custom Shawls for the Curious and Creative Knitter. The dyer created the pineapple stitch… Continue reading New FO!
Every summer I come down with a condition I like to think of as Summer Reading Brain. Summer Reading Brain does not want to think serious thoughts or learn things. It wants to read the equivalent of Anne Rice novels or very lightly plotted mystery novels. This year, SRB struck mid June, as you can… Continue reading Summer Reading Brain
New cast on this week! I am putting the argyle cardi away for a little while in favor of a new summer sweater – She Makes Waves (Ravelry link). The yarn is one that is new to me, Cascade Anchor Bay, which is a 50/50 blend of wool and cotton. I am using Dark Teal… Continue reading Casting On, Swimming Away
Quite A Yarn 