As I have probably mentioned, I don’t really knit for other people very much. Most people either don’t really appreciate what goes into handknits, aren’t going to take care of them appropriately, or just don’t actually like knitted or handmade things. So I knit for myself and sometimes my Mom, and very occasionally my DH.… Continue reading Totally Knitworthy
I’m at that phase with Twinkle where I am heartily sick of knitting it, and starting to get dramatic about it. To shortcut myself a little bit as well as to find out literally how long this will go on, I resorted to math. A quick back of the pattern calculation tells me I have… Continue reading How Long Can This Go On?
Those of use who are handicrafty often have a sort of side-hobby of identifying handcrafted objects in the wild. Sometimes that takes the form of following strangers around the grocery store to identify whether that sweater is handknit or bought. Sometimes it means identifying knitted or crocheted items in movies and on TV. I would… Continue reading Marvel at all the Geek Knitting
Before I get started on my real topic today, let me just say YAY, DH’s slippers are done! Clockwise from the top, these are Mom’s, DH’s, and my slippers. Anyway, as I was in the midst of this slipper frenzy, I started wondering about the details of how exactly this felting thing works. I know… Continue reading I Felt a Curiosity
I’m going to start off this post with a note: All that’s going on is a pretty bad cold. I get sick very infrequently, so when I do get sick, I tend to get overly dramatic about it. Yesterday and today, I am home sick from work. Woo hoo!, you might say. Knitting time! But… Continue reading Too Sick to Knit
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m a total sucker for new and different fibers to knit with. Wool and cotton and acrylics are all great for most knitting needs, but it’s always a little thrilling to try out buffalo or musk ox or yak. (It’s a knitterly thrill, but a thrill nonetheless.) So… Continue reading Fibercurious?
Right around this time last year, I boldly declared that 2017 would be my Year of Colorwork. I did 2 small colorwork projects, and then promptly stalled on my first big project for the year, which remains unfinished to this day. 2017 quickly devolved into my Year of Continuous Distraction, with my knitting projects taking… Continue reading Knitting Goals – 2018 edition
I don’t know about you, but I spent a good portion of my long Labor Day weekend knitting! Got a little more done on my Colorblock Top. I know this looks a lot like the last time I posted this project. It feels like that too 🙂 But progress is happening, just not as quickly… Continue reading Such a Knitty Weekend!
Yesterday Mr. QuiteAYarn and I went back out to Palmer, AK – site of the famous Musk Ox Farm – to attend this year’s MatSu Fiber Fest. We went to the inaugural fest last summer, so I was really looking forward to this year’s event, especially as the organizers were promising bigger and better things… Continue reading Fiber Fest Again!
Quite A Yarn 