Odyssey Progress
Third yarn added! There are fewer rows in this third section, but they are soooooooooo loooooooooonnnnggggg! But it’s moving along reasonably quickly anyway. What are you working on, and how is it going?
Category: Project
Blast from the Past
When I was little, one of my go-to crafts was weaving potholders out of cotton loops. My parents were happy to keep me stocked with loops because it was relatively harmless and inexpensive, and it kept me mostly quiet. Our house was fully stocked with potholders, as were the houses of all of our relatives… Continue reading Blast from the Past
Odyssey Progress
My Mom’s Odyssey shawl is moving along pretty nicely. Done with the first yarn and into the second. It will definitely need some good blocking, as the lace sections make it pretty scrunched up. However, it is knitting up very cushy and warm. The first section was Leicester Longwool, the second is Jacob. The Leicester… Continue reading Odyssey Progress
Blue Shimmer Progress
After stalling for a good couple of hours, I finally got knitting on the colorwork part of my Bohus starter project, a Blue Shimmer hat. Bohus knitting has a reputation for being somewhat tough to do. It is stranded colorwork like Fair Isle, but you will sometimes have more than two colors you are dealing… Continue reading Blue Shimmer Progress
Wednesday WIPs
I’ve got two project going right now, both kind of new. I’m making my Mom an (Ravelry link) Odyssey shawl . It’s looking OK so far – I’m just at the 1st lace part, so will be getting started on that hopefully tomorrow. The other project I started just tonight is a (Ravelry link) Blue… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
Flock of Four is Done!
This cowl is from the kit of the same name on Modern Daily Knitting. The pattern is adapted from their sequence knitting Field Guide, and the yarn is four smaller skeins of breed specific yarns from Solitude Wool. This was a lot of fun to knit, as you get to feel and see the difference… Continue reading Flock of Four is Done!
VK Live Again
I took a couple classes at this month’s Vogue Knitting Live again this month, and it was nice to get back to it! I took a class on Japanese stitch patterns from Gayle Roehm, who has translated several of the Japanese stitch bibles currently available and also teaches quite a few classes on the subject.… Continue reading VK Live Again
Wednesday WIPs
I’ve got two WIPs going right now – the Flock of Four cowl, and a new project. The Flock of Four Cowl is going pretty well! I believe I’ve got one more pattern area to knit, then blocking and joining. I just started the second project today, but I’m pretty excited about it. It will… Continue reading Wednesday WIPs
2020 Ornament is Done!
Our KAL started Saturday with a lovely Skype call with Sarah, Kathy and my Mom and I. We all got a lot of our dumpster fire pieces done on our call, and I think we are all close to finished at this point if not done 🙂 So for anyone who is interested in doing… Continue reading 2020 Ornament is Done!
Quite A Yarn 