Elvis is Partially in the Building
The first Elvis mitten is done! I am making these for my SIL’s Christmas gift, 1 more to go, then on to a pair of KISS mittens for my brother.
Category: Project
Very Late Progress Report
I’m a few days late for Wednesday WIP – maybe Saturday Sweaterday? Anway, Drops 106-11 is proceeding along pretty well! The back is done, and I am maybe halfway up the fronts. In a few inches I start binding off for the sleeve area and broadening out the center bands for the collar. It’s a… Continue reading Very Late Progress Report
Mitten Monday
My SIL’s 1st Elvis mitten is coming right along! Anybody else getting ready for Christmas already?
Wednesday WIPs
This week I’ve got two projects I can show and one I can’t yet. First, 106-11, of earlier post fame The back of my cardigan is done and I have a start on the fronts. It’s moving along reasonably well! The other project is a pair of mittens I have started as a Christmas gift… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
Wednesday WIP
I have a couple new projects on the needles this week, only one of which I can show right now: The yarn is a silk/mohair blend that was expertly dyed by Alissa of headknits, and also Chestnut Hills Studio. The pattern is the romantically named 106-11 from Drops. I’m a few inches away from being… Continue reading Wednesday WIP
Halloween Sweater Finished!
As usual, sorry for the terrible indoor night time photos. But it’s done!! The pattern is Fall Favorites Collection , the main yarn is Nightshades in the Last Call colorway. The main change I made to the pattern is to do it as a cardigan instead of a pullover. I’m pretty happy with how it… Continue reading Halloween Sweater Finished!
Off to the Frog Pond
You may recall my Solstice shawl of earlier post fame. Well, here’s what it looks like now… It was about halfway done by the end of last week, and I just wasn’t happy with it. I like the pattern. I like the yarn. But it just wasn’t coming together. But that is OK. Sometimes you… Continue reading Off to the Frog Pond
Winding Day
Flombre Finish!
My third project for the Colour to Knit Club, the Flombre hat, is done! Flombre is made up of flowers and ombre, and is an exercise in combining two different gradients – one for the background and one for the flowers in the foreground. The yarns are changed over at different rates and in different… Continue reading Flombre Finish!
Quite A Yarn 