Well, yesterday was the last day for both of my countdown to Halloween mini-skein sets! Two Halloween miniskein sets? Yes. It was semi- inadvertent. It’s a long story involving a misconception on my part and also yarn shopping while drinking a gin and tonic. Anyway. The first set consists of 31 mini-skeins with colorways based… Continue reading Have Mini-Skeins, Will Knit…Something
I got this quiz from Karen at NothingButKnit – enjoy and join in if you dare! CAN YOU FILL THIS OUT WITHOUT LYING?Here I go!!!! 1. What was the last food you ate? PB&J on toast. 2. Do you sleep with socks on? If I’m cold, but usually not. 3. Worst physical pain you’ve had?… Continue reading Quiz
Got a little bit done on the socks today, though not a lot. I think I’m going to just focus on these this week and see if I can’t get them done. Then I just have to plan what to start next!
In amongst other activity yesterday, I finally got these finished! They still have a little drying to do, but are basically done. Just for fun, I measured them before and after felting. I just did length because the width is kind of variable over the length of them. Before felting, they were around 15 inches… Continue reading Aaaand – Slippers!
One and a half slippers knitted, half of one to go! Tomorrow is a pretty quiet day, so I think I should be able to get the second one done and have them felted by the end of the day 🙂 How is your project queue looking? Are you working on any cold weather gear?
I never thought I would see the day – my Find Your Fade Shawl is done! I finished knitting it the other night, but needed to get it blocked. It is huge! We had to set up folding tables in the garage this morning to get it done. I didn’t block it too aggressively –… Continue reading Fade Found!
This basically never happens to me, but I suddenly have a knitting emergency. My felted slippers came apart on me, just as it’s starting to get cold! I have had the sense that they were getting a little thin, but they seemed to be holding together pretty well. Then I put them in the washer,… Continue reading Unexpected Project
Well, I finally gathered up some focus and made some progress on my SIL’s Soft Pretzel socks. The feet are finished. I’ve got one heel done and a start on the second. Then it’s just straight on up the legs for 6 inches or until I get completely bored with it, then ribbing and done!… Continue reading Heeling Over
